[House Report 113-113]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113-113
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2014
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2397]
June 17, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
113th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113-113
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2014
__________
R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2397]
June 17, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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C O N T E N T S
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Page
Bill Totals...................................................... 1
Committee Budget Review Process.................................. 3
Introduction..................................................... 3
Funding Increases................................................ 3
Committee Recommendations by Major Category...................... 3
Active, Reserve and National Guard Military Personnel........ 3
Operation and Maintenance.................................... 3
Procurement.................................................. 4
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation................... 5
Defense Health Program....................................... 5
Overseas Contingency Operations.............................. 6
Classified Programs.......................................... 6
Forces to be Supported........................................... 6
Department of the Army....................................... 6
Department of the Navy....................................... 7
Department of the Air Force.................................. 8
TITLE I. MILITARY PERSONNEL...................................... 11
Military Personnel Overview.................................. 13
Summary of End Strength.................................. 13
Overall Active End Strength.............................. 13
Overall Selected Reserve End Strength.................... 13
Full-Time Support Strengths.............................. 14
Operational Reserve...................................... 14
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response................... 15
Military Personnel Account Funding Reductions............ 17
Obligations of Bonuses................................... 17
Carryover Authority...................................... 18
Permanent Change of Station Efficiencies................. 18
Long-Term Temporary Duty Assignments..................... 19
Foreign Language Training and Education.................. 19
Minority Outreach........................................ 20
Hazing in the Armed Forces............................... 20
Military Personnel, Army..................................... 20
Military Personnel, Navy..................................... 25
Littoral Combat Ship Manning............................. 29
Military Personnel, Marine Corps............................. 30
Military Personnel, Air Force................................ 34
Reserve Personnel, Army...................................... 38
Reserve Personnel, Navy...................................... 41
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps.............................. 44
Reserve Personnel, Air Force................................. 47
National Guard Personnel, Army............................... 50
Cyber Security--Dual Use Cyber Incident Response Teams... 53
National Guard Personnel, Air Force.......................... 53
TITLE II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.............................. 57
Operation and Maintenance Reprogrammings..................... 59
Operation and Maintenance Budget Execution Data.............. 60
Special Interest Items....................................... 60
Restoration of Funding for Unrealistic Efficiency Savings.... 60
Tuition Assistance........................................... 60
Realistic Fuel Pricing....................................... 61
Military Information Support Operations...................... 61
Defense Personal Property Moves.............................. 62
STEM Education............................................... 62
Telecommunications Expense Management........................ 62
Military Working Dogs........................................ 63
Report on Overseas Infrastructure............................ 63
Operation and Maintenance, Army.............................. 63
Army Training Aids and Devices........................... 68
Cemeterial Expenses...................................... 68
High Resolution 3--Dimensional Terrain Data Collection... 68
Operation and Maintenance, Navy.............................. 69
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps...................... 74
Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force--Crisis
Response............................................... 77
Marine Corps Embassy Security Programs................... 77
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force......................... 77
Cyber Command Funding.................................... 83
U.S. Access to the Azores................................ 83
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide...................... 83
Suicide Prevention Training and Outreach................. 88
STARBASE................................................. 89
Data Research Tools in Security Clearance Investigations. 89
Meals Ready-To-Eat War Reserve........................... 90
Office of Community Support for Military Families with
Special Needs.......................................... 90
Special Operations Command Readiness..................... 90
Use of Major Force Program--11 Funds..................... 90
Special Operations Command Human Psychological
Performance and Family Programs........................ 91
Special Operations Command Human Physical Performance
Program................................................ 92
Special Operations Command Advanced Education Program.... 93
Special Operations Command National Capital Region....... 93
Special Operations Command Budget Justification.......... 94
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve...................... 95
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve...................... 98
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.............. 101
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve................. 104
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard............... 107
National Guard Civil Support Teams....................... 110
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard................ 110
Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Account............. 113
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.......... 113
Environmental Restoration, Army.............................. 113
Environmental Restoration, Navy.............................. 113
Vieques Island Environmental Restoration................. 113
Environmental Restoration, Air Force......................... 114
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide...................... 114
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites....... 114
Environmental Restoration Annual Report to Congress...... 114
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid............... 115
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account......................... 115
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 115
TITLE III. PROCUREMENT........................................... 117
Special Interest Items................................... 119
Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts.......... 119
Reprogramming Reporting Requirements..................... 119
Funding Increases........................................ 119
Classified Annex......................................... 119
Aircraft Procurement, Army................................... 120
UH-60 Helicopters for the Army National Guard............ 124
UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters.................. 124
Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance
System................................................. 124
MQ-1 Gray Eagle.......................................... 125
Missile Procurement, Army.................................... 125
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army..... 128
Paladin Integrated Management (Paladin PIM).............. 132
M-88A2 Hercules Improved Recovery Vehicle................ 132
Integrated Airburst Weapons System....................... 132
Carbine.................................................. 132
M1 Abrams Tank Production................................ 133
Procurement of Ammunition, Army.............................. 133
Other Procurement, Army...................................... 137
Joint Tactical Radio System Competition.................. 146
Surge Capacity for Domestic Body Armor................... 146
National Guard HMMWV Modernization Program............... 146
Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................... 146
MH-60S and MH-60R Helicopters............................ 154
Marine Corps Unmanned Airborne Electronic Attack......... 154
Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................... 154
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps............. 158
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy............................ 162
Shipbuilding............................................. 165
Joint High Speed Vessel.................................. 166
Ship Decommissionings.................................... 166
Other Procurement, Navy...................................... 166
Procurement, Marine Corps.................................... 176
High Mobility Engineer Excavator......................... 182
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle............... 182
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.............................. 182
MQ-9 Reaper.............................................. 189
B-52 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade........................ 189
Missile Procurement, Air Force............................... 190
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Services Acquisition... 194
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force......................... 194
Other Procurement, Air Force................................. 197
MQ-1/9 Remote Split Operations........................... 202
Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................... 202
Defense Production Act Purchases............................. 207
TITLE IV. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION............. 209
Special Interest Items................................... 211
Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts.......... 211
Reprogramming Reporting Requirements..................... 211
Funding Increases........................................ 211
Classified Annex......................................... 211
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army............. 212
Munitions Standardization Effectiveness and Safety....... 221
Weapon and Munitions Technology.......................... 221
Weapon and Munitions Advanced Technology................. 221
Warfighter Information Network--Tactical................. 221
Malaria Vaccine Development.............................. 222
Systems Engineering Research Center...................... 222
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy............. 222
Ocean Energy Technology.................................. 237
Highly Integrated Photonics.............................. 237
Automated Test and Re-Test............................... 237
Bone Marrow Registry..................................... 237
Shipboard Lighting....................................... 238
Coastal Environment Research............................. 238
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force........ 238
Global Hawk Block 30..................................... 250
JSTARS Test Aircraft..................................... 250
Hard Target New Start Efforts............................ 250
Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar/Moving Target Indicator 250
F-22 Open System Architecture............................ 251
KC-46A................................................... 251
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
Survivability.......................................... 251
Strategic and Critical Metals............................ 251
Aircraft Windows......................................... 251
Laser-Driven X-Ray Technology............................ 252
National Security Space Program Planning and Execution... 252
Space Modernization Initiative........................... 252
Space Based Infrared System Ground Enhancements.......... 253
Human Performance Sensing................................ 253
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide..... 253
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and
Minority-Serving Institutions.......................... 263
Conventional Prompt Global Strike........................ 263
Corrosion Control........................................ 263
Specialty Metals......................................... 264
High Performance Computing Modernization Program......... 264
Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach............... 264
Common Kill Vehicle Technology Program................... 265
Ground-Based Interceptors................................ 265
Embedded Diagnostics..................................... 265
Semiconductor Industry................................... 265
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense..................... 266
TITLE V. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS.......................... 269
Defense Working Capital Funds................................ 269
National Defense Sealift Fund................................ 269
TITLE VI. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS................... 271
Defense Health Program....................................... 271
Reprogramming Guidance for the Defense Health Program.... 275
Carryover................................................ 275
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Fort
Belvoir Community Hospital............................. 275
Embedded Mental Health Providers......................... 276
Integrated Electronic Health Record...................... 276
Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program................ 277
Prescription Drug Abuse.................................. 277
Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Programs................... 277
Peer-Reviewed Autism Research Program.................... 278
Pre-Deployment Resiliency Training....................... 278
Childhood Trauma in Military Dependents.................. 279
Air Force Acuity Model Training Program.................. 279
Cooperation Between Military Medical Facilities, Civilian
Healthcare Facilities, and Universities................ 279
Thermal Injury Prevention................................ 279
Mental Health Access for Servicemembers.................. 280
Medical Records of Sexual Victims........................ 280
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense........... 280
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense....... 281
National Guard State Plans............................... 281
Support of Counter-Drug Activities in the Caribbean...... 282
Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund.......................... 282
Office of the Inspector General.............................. 282
Inspector General Vacancy................................ 282
TITLE VII. RELATED AGENCIES...................................... 285
National and Military Intelligence Programs.................. 285
Classified Annex......................................... 285
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System
Fund....................................................... 285
Intelligence Community Management Account.................... 285
TITLE VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS................................... 287
TITLE IX. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS........................ 297
Committee Recommendation..................................... 297
Reporting Requirements....................................... 297
Military Personnel........................................... 297
Operation and Maintenance.................................... 302
Limitation on Availability of Funds for Certain
Authorities for Afghanistan............................ 308
Equipment Readiness...................................... 308
Women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces........ 308
Procurement.................................................. 309
National Guard and Reserve Equipment..................... 316
Reserve Component Simulation Training Systems............ 316
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation................... 316
Revolving and Management Funds............................... 318
Defense Working Capital Funds............................ 318
Other Department of Defense Programs......................... 318
Defense Health Program................................... 318
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense... 318
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund............ 318
Detection of Materials Used in Improvised Explosive
Devices............................................ 319
Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund...................... 319
Office of the Inspector General.......................... 319
General Provisions....................................... 319
TITLE X.......................................................... 321
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.................. 321
Changes in the Application of Existing Law................... 321
Appropriations Not Authorized By Law......................... 332
Transfer of Funds............................................ 333
Rescissions.................................................. 335
Transfer of Unexpended Balances.............................. 336
Directed Rule Making......................................... 336
Program Duplication.......................................... 336
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives........ 336
Compliance with Rule XIII, CL. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule).......... 336
Earmark Disclosure Statement................................. 337
Comparison with the Budget Resolution........................ 337
Five-Year Outlay Projections................................. 337
Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments.......... 338
Full Committee Votes......................................... 339
Additional Views............................................. 361
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-113
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2014
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June 17, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Florida, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 2397]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the Department of Defense, and for other
purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.
BILL TOTALS
Appropriations for most military functions of the
Department of Defense are provided for in the accompanying bill
for fiscal year 2014. This bill does not provide appropriations
for military construction, military family housing, civil
defense, and military nuclear warheads, for which requirements
are considered in connection with other appropriations Acts.
The President's fiscal year 2014 budget request for
activities funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act totals $515,911,915,000 in new budget obligational
authority for the base military bill.
COMMITTEE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS
During its review of the fiscal year 2014 budget request
and execution of appropriations for fiscal year 2013, the
Subcommittee on Defense held a total of ten hearings and four
formal briefings during the period of February 2013 to May
2013. Testimony received by the Subcommittee totaled 1,063
pages of transcript. Hearings were held in open session, except
when the security classification of the material to be
discussed presented no alternative but to conduct those
hearings in executive or closed session.
INTRODUCTION
The Committee recommendation for the fiscal year 2014
Department of Defense base budget is $512,521,850,000, which is
a decrease of $3,390,065,000 below the request. The Committee
recommendation for overseas contingency operations is
$85,768,949,000, which is an increase of $5,046,795,000 above
the request.
To reach the reduced base allocation, the Subcommittee has
reviewed in detail the budget request, and found areas and
programs where reductions are possible without adversely
impacting the warfighter or modernization and readiness
efforts. Examples of such reductions include: programs which
have been terminated or restructured since the budget was
submitted; savings from favorable contract pricing adjustments;
contract/schedule delays resulting in fiscal year 2014 savings;
unjustified cost increases or funding requested ahead of need;
anticipated/historical underexecution; rescissions of unneeded
prior year funds; and reductions that are authorized in the
pending fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act.
The Committee recommendation also restores unrealistic
efficiencies included in the budget request.
FUNDING INCREASES
The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined
in the tables for each appropriation account shall be provided
only for the specific purposes indicated in the tables.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS BY MAJOR CATEGORY
ACTIVE, RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY PERSONNEL
In title I of the bill, the Committee recommends a total of
$129,649,180,000 for active, reserve, and National Guard
military personnel, a decrease of $750,701,000 below the budget
request, and an increase of $2,116,107,000 above the fiscal
year 2013 enacted level. The Committee recommendation provides
funding to increase basic pay for all military personnel by 1.8
percent as authorized by current law, effective January 1,
2014. The Committee recommends full funding to support the
requested end strength levels for active duty and Selected
Reserve personnel.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
In title II of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $174,974,024,000 for operation and maintenance support to
the military Services and other Department of Defense entities,
a decrease of $123,917,000 below the budget request, and an
increase of $1,479,466,000 above the fiscal year 2013 enacted
level. The Committee recommendation includes increases in
funding for operational training and peacetime operations in
fiscal year 2014 over the level enacted in fiscal year 2013.
The recommended levels will robustly fund operational training
programs in fiscal year 2014. Requests for unit and depot level
maintenance; facility sustainment, restoration and
modernization; and base operations support program funding have
been fully supported.
PROCUREMENT
In title III of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $98,356,158,000 for procurement.
Major initiatives and modifications include:
$1,192,976,000 for the procurement of 73 UH-60 Blackhawk
helicopters, an increase of $146,000,000 and eight aircraft
above the President's request.
$801,650,000 for the procurement of 28 CH-47 Chinook
helicopters, the same as the President's request.
$506,976,000 for the procurement of 15 MQ-1 Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles, a decrease of $11,484,000 below the President's
request.
$740,401,000 for the procurement of 96 MSE missiles for the
Patriot missile system, an increase of $200,000,000 above the
President's request.
$231,327,000 for the procurement of 31 UH-72A Lakota
helicopters, an increase of $135,100,000 above the President's
request.
$374,100,000 for conversion of a third brigade set of
Strykers to double V-hulls, plus Stryker nuclear, biological,
chemical reconnaissance vehicle fielding support, the same as
the President's request.
$186,031,000 for the procurement of 53 M88A2 Improved
Recovery Vehicles, an increase of $75,000,000 above the
President's request.
$1,870,424,000 for the procurement of 21 EA-18G Growler
electronic attack aircraft, a decrease of $131,363,000 below
the President's request.
$75,000,000 for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet advance procurement
to preserve the option of buying additional aircraft in fiscal
year 2015.
$3,121,365,000 for the procurement of 16 P-8A Poseidon
Multi-mission aircraft, a decrease of $68,624,000 below the
President's request.
$720,634,000 for the procurement of 25 UH-1Y/AH-1Z
Helicopters, a decrease of $29,328,000 below the President's
request.
$5,140,116,000 for the procurement of 29 F-35 Lightning
Aircraft: six short take-off and vertical landing variants for
the Marine Corps, four carrier variants for the Navy, and 19
conventional variants for the Air Force.
$15,000,704,000 for the procurement of eight Navy ships,
including one DDG-51 guided missile destroyer, two fully funded
SSN-774 attack submarines, four Littoral Combat Ships, and one
Afloat Forward Staging Base.
$1,503,449,000 for the procurement of 18 C/HC/MC/KC-130J
aircraft.
$1,640,371,000 for the procurement of 18 MV-22 and three
CV-22 Osprey aircraft, a decrease of $23,000,000 below the
President's request.
$340,391,000 for the procurement of 20 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned
aerial vehicles, an increase of $68,174,000 and eight aircraft
above the President's request.
$1,842,900,000 for the procurement of five Evolved
Expendable Launch Vehicles, a decrease of $10,000,000 below the
President's request.
$220,309,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Program Iron Dome,
the same as the President's request.
$100,000,000 for HMMWV modernization for the Army Guard, an
increase of $100,000,000 above the President's request.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
In title IV of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $66,409,530,000 for research, development, test and
evaluation.
Major initiatives and modifications include:
$235,384,000 for the development of the Warfighter
Information Network--Tactical, a decrease of $37,000,000 below
the President's request.
$592,201,000 for the development of the Ground Combat
Vehicle, the same as the President's request.
$784,823,000 for the continuation of the development of the
replacement for the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine.
$147,041,000 for the continued development of the E-2D
Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
$157,937,000 for the continued development of the Next
Generation Jammer, a decrease of $99,859,000 below the
President's request.
$1,829,007,000 for the continued development of the F-35
Lightning Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, a decrease of
$67,146,000 below the President's request.
$302,358,000 for the continued development of the Multi-
mission Maritime Aircraft, a decrease of $15,000,000 below the
President's request.
$379,437,000 for the development of a new penetrating
bomber, the same as the President's request.
$1,558,590,000 for the continued development of the Next
Generation Aerial Refueling Aircraft, the same as the
President's request.
$322,832,000 for the continued development of the Space
Based Infrared Satellite and associated ground support systems,
the same as the President's request.
$365,500,000, for the development of the Global Positioning
System III operational control segment, a decrease of
$18,000,000 below the President's request.
$2,867,319,000 for the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, an increase of $2,232,000 above the President's
request.
$268,782,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Programs, an
increase of $173,000,000 above the President's request.
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
The Committee recommends a total of $33,573,582,000 for the
Defense Health Program to support worldwide medical and dental
services for active forces and other eligible beneficiaries, an
increase of $519,054,000 above the budget request and an
increase of $858,278,000 above the fiscal year 2013 enacted
level.
The Committee recommends funding to augment the request for
enduring Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health and
Wounded, Ill and Injured requirements. To address these
challenges of the Defense Health Program, the Committee
recommends the following:
Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research $125,000,000
Peer-Reviewed Spinal Cord Research...................... 30,000,000
Peer-Reviewed Orthopedic Research....................... 30,000,000
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
In title IX of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $85,768,949,000 for overseas contingency operations.
Major initiatives and modifications include:
Military Personnel: The Committee recommends a total of
$9,644,798,000 for military personnel in title IX of the bill.
Operation and Maintenance: The Committee recommends a total
of $66,146,211,000 for operation and maintenance in title IX of
the bill.
Procurement: The Committee recommends a total of
$7,187,146,000 for procurement in title IX of the bill.
Defense Health Program: The Committee recommends a total of
$904,201,000 for the Defense Health Program in title IX of the
bill.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
As described elsewhere in this report, the Committee's
budget review of classified programs is published in a
separate, detailed, and comprehensive classified annex.
Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in the
classified annex accompanying this report.
FORCES TO BE SUPPORTED
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
The fiscal year 2014 budget request is designed to support
current budget guidance and the Army's continuing
transformation of its operating forces to meet defense
strategy. Current budget guidance directs the Active Component
(AC) end strength to 490,000 by the end of fiscal year 2017,
the Army National Guard (ARNG) end strength to 350,200 by the
end of fiscal year 2017, and the United States Army Reserve
(USAR) to maintain an end strength of 205,000.
By the end of fiscal year 2014, the AC will include six
Army Service Component Command headquarters and one Army
Component headquarters assigned to U.S. Forces Korea, three
Corps headquarters, ten Division headquarters, 40 Brigade
Combat Teams (BCTs), and 37 Multi-Functional Support Brigades.
The exact number of BCTs to be inactivated in fiscal year 2014
has not yet been determined and will reflect both decisions on
whether to re-organize the Army's BCTs and whether to
accelerate the Army's reduction ramp. By the end of fiscal year
2014, the Army Force structure in the ARNG and the USAR will
include eight ARNG division headquarters, 28 BCTs, and 60
multi-functional Support Brigades (48 ARNG and 12 USAR).
A summary of the major forces follows:
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Fiscal year
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FY12 FY13 FY14
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Active Component Forces:
Theater Army HQs...................... 6 6 6
Corps HQs............................. 4 4 3
Division HQs.......................... 10 10 10
Heavy Brigade Combat Team............. 17 17 16
Infantry Brigade Combat Team.......... 20 20 20
Stryker Brigade Combat Team........... 6 8 8
Theater Aviation Group HQ............. 1 1 1
Combat Aviation Brigade............... 12 12 12
Sustainment Brigade HQ................ 13 13 12
Fires Brigade......................... 6 6 7
Transportation Brigade Expeditionary.. 0 0 1
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade HQ....... 2 2 2
Battlefield Surveillance Brigade...... 3 3 3
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Forces Total...................... 94 96 94
Army National Guard Forces:
Division HQs.......................... 8 8 8
Heavy Brigade Combat Team............. 7 7 7
Infantry Brigade Combat Team.......... 20 20 20
Stryker Brigade Combat Team........... 1 1 1
Theater Aviation Brigade HQ........... 4 4 4
Theater Aviation Group HQ............. 1 1 1
Sustainment Brigade HQ................ 10 10 10
Fires Brigade......................... 7 7 7
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade HQ....... 16 16 16
Battlefield Surveillance Brigade...... 7 7 7
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Forces Total...................... 71 71 71
United States Army Reserve Forces:
Theater Aviation Brigade HQ........... 1 1 1
Sustainment Brigade HQ................ 9 9 9
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade HQ....... 3 3 3
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Forces Total...................... 13 13 13
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
The fiscal year 2014 budget request supports battle forces
totaling 280 ships at the end of fiscal year 2014, including 14
fleet ballistic missile submarines, ten aircraft carriers, 26
support ships, seven reserve ships, 223 other battle forces
ships, 1,691 Navy/Marine Corps tactical/ASW aircraft, 637
undergraduate training aircraft, 502 Fleet Air Training
aircraft, 308 Fleet Air Support aircraft, 257 reserve aircraft,
and 257 aircraft in the pipeline. A summary of the major forces
follows:
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Fiscal year
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FY12 FY13 FY14
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Strategic Forces................. 14 14 14
Fleet Ballistic Missile 14 14 14
Submarines..................
General Purpose.................. 254 246 233
Aircraft Carriers............ 11 10 10
Surface Combatants........... 110 101 92
Submarines (attack).......... 54 55 55
Guided Missile (SSGN) 4 4 4
Submarines..................
Amphibious Warfare Ships..... 30 31 29
Combat Logistics Ships....... 31 32 31
Mine Warfare................. 14 13 12
Support Forces................... 21 23 26
Support Ships................ 21 23 26
Mobilization Cat. A (Reserve).... 8 8 7
Surface Combatants........... 8 8 7
Mine Warfare................. 0 0 0
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Total Ships, Battleforce (incl. 297 291 280
Cat. A Reserve).................
Auxiliaries/Sea Lift Forces:. 102 100 94
Coastal Defense (Patrol 10 13 13
Combatants).............
Maritime Preposition..... 18 12 14
MSC Reduced Operating 14 14 14
Status..................
Ready Reserve Force Ships 48 46 46
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Naval Aircraft:
Primary Authorized (plus 3,563 3,555 3,652
pipe).......................
Authorized Pipeline...... 266 251 257
Tactical/ASW Aircraft........ 1,668 1,688 1,691
Fleet Air Training....... 515 514 502
Fleet Air Support........ 222 225 308
Training (Undergraduate). 624 627 637
Reserves................. 262 253 257
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Naval Personnel:
Active:
Navy..................... *318,406 322,700 323,600
Marine Corps............. 198,193 197,300 190,200
*Temporary Strength in ........... 15,200 8,100
OCO.....................
Reserves Navy:
SELRES/Drilling Reserve.. 54,325 52,386 48,941
Fulltime Support......... 10,390 10,114 10,159
Navy Reserves Total.. 64,715 62,500 59,100
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Reserves Marine Corps:
SELRES/Drilling Reserve.. 37,323 37,339 37,339
Fulltime Support......... 2,221 2,261 2,261
Marine Corps Reserves 39,544 39,600 39,600
Total...............
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*FY2012 includes 3,836 non-core IA requested for temporary IA OCO
missions.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
The fiscal year 2014 Air Force budget request is designed
to support active, guard, and reserve forces, including 55
combat coded fighter and attack squadrons and nine combat coded
strategic bomber squadrons. The Inter-Continental Ballistic
Missile force maintains 495 launch facilities/control centers
with 450 Minuteman missiles. The budget also supports the
critical airlift mission, including 21 active duty airlift
squadrons. To accomplish the Air Force mission, the fiscal year
2014 budget supports a total force end strength of 503,400
(includes Active Duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force
Reserve).
A summary of the major forces follows:
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Fiscal year
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FY12 FY13 FY14
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Strategic Airlift Squadrons:
Active................................ 16 16 15
Guard................................. 6 6 4
Reserve............................... 16 16 15
Tactical Airlift Squadrons:
Active................................ 10 10 6
Guard................................. 21 21 19
Reserve............................... 9 9 9
USAF Fighter and Attack Squadrons (Active, 61 61 55
ANG, AFRC)...............................
Active................................ 32 32 31
ANG................................... 25 25 21
AFRC.................................. 4 4 3
Strategic Bomber Squadrons (Active)....... 9 9 9
Strategic Bomber Squadrons (AFRC)......... 0 0 0
Flight Test Units (DT and OT Units with 12 12 11
Assigned aircraft).......................
Fighter............................... 9 9 8
Bomber................................ 3 3 3
ICBM Operational Launch Facilities/Control 495 495 495
Centers..................................
ICBM Missile Inventory.................... 450 450 450
USAF Airlift Squadrons (Active)
Strategic Airlift Squadrons........... 15 15* 15
Tactical Airlift Squadrons............ 8 8* 6
Total Active Airlift Squadrons........ 23 23 21
Total Air Force Aircraft Inventory 5,587 5,568 5,196
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*Numbers of Squadrons above reflect combat coded units only (i.e., no
training or test info except where noted).
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FY12 FY13 FY14
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End Strength:
Active Duty............................... 332,800 329,460 327,600
Reserve Component......................... 178,100 176,580 175,800
ANG................................... 106,700 105,700 105,400
AFR................................... 71,400 70,880 70,400
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TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
The fiscal year 2014 budget request for programs funded in
title I of the Committee bill, Military Personnel, is
$130,399,881,000 in new budget authority. These appropriations
finance basic, incentive, and special pays for active, reserve,
and National Guard personnel, and Academy cadets and
Midshipmen; retired pay accrual; housing, subsistence, and
other allowances; recruitment and retention initiatives;
permanent change of station costs; and other military personnel
costs such as survivor, unemployment, and education benefits.
The table below summarizes the Committee recommendations:
MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERVIEW
The Committee recommendation provides $129,649,180,000 for
the military personnel accounts. Included is funding for
military pay and allowances, recruitment and retention
initiatives, and overall quality of life programs for active
duty, reserve, and National Guard personnel. The recommendation
fully supports the resource requirements needed to maintain the
authorized end strength levels for fiscal year 2014. The
Committee recommendation provides funding to increase basic pay
for all military personnel by 1.8 percent as authorized by
current law, effective January 1, 2014. The Committee continues
to support and encourage constructive evaluations of
recruitment and retention programs, bonus and special pay
incentives, and benefit programs for military personnel for
fiscal year 2014. The Committee remains supportive of programs
intended to enhance the morale and quality of life of military
personnel and their families.
SUMMARY OF END STRENGTH
The fiscal year 2014 budget request includes a decrease of
40,160 in total end strength for the active forces and a
decrease of 8,180 in end strength for the Selected Reserve as
compared to the fiscal year 2013 authorized levels. The
following tables summarize the Committee recommendations for
end strength levels, both in the aggregate and for each active
and Selected Reserve component.
OVERALL ACTIVE END STRENGTH
Fiscal year 2013 authorized........................... 1,401,560
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,361,400
Fiscal year 2014 recommendation....................... 1,361,400
Compared with fiscal year 2013.................... -40,160
Compared with fiscal year 2014 budget request..... - - -
OVERALL SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH
Fiscal year 2013 authorized........................... 841,880
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 833,700
Fiscal year 2014 recommendation....................... 833,700
Compared with fiscal year 2013.................... -8,180
Compared with fiscal year 2014 budget request..... - - -
SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL END STRENGTH
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Fiscal year 2014
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Fiscal year Change
2013 Budget Committee Change from
authorized request recommended from fiscal
request year 2013
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Active Forces (End Strength):
Army*......................................... 552,100 520,000 520,000 - - - -32,100
Navy.......................................... 322,700 323,600 323,600 - - - 900
Marine Corps**................................ 197,300 190,200 190,200 - - - -7,100
Air Force..................................... 329,460 327,600 327,600 - - - -1,860
Total, Active Forces...................... 1,401,560 1,361,400 1,361,400 - - - -40,160
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Guard and Reserve Forces (End Strength):
Army Reserve.................................. 205,000 205,000 205,000 - - - - - -
Navy Reserve.................................. 62,500 59,100 59,100 - - - -3,400
Marine Corps Reserve.......................... 39,600 39,600 39,600 - - - - - -
Air Force Reserve............................. 70,880 70,400 70,400 - - - -480
Army National Guard........................... 358,200 354,200 354,200 - - - -4,000
Air National Guard............................ 105,700 105,400 105,400 - - - -300
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Total, Selected Reserve................... 841,880 833,700 833,700 - - - -8,180
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Total, Military Personnel......................... 2,243,440 2,195,100 2,195,100 - - - -48,340
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*For FY14, Army Active Forces end strength includes 30,000 Army end strength requested in the Overseas
Contingency Operations budget.
**For FY14, Marine Corps Active Forces end strength includes 8,100 Marine Corps end strength requested in the
Overseas Contingency Operations budget.
FULL-TIME SUPPORT STRENGTHS
There are four categories of full-time support in the Guard
and reserve components: military technicians (dual status),
Active Guard and Reserve (AGR), non-technician civilians, and
active component personnel.
Full-time support personnel organize, recruit, train,
maintain, and administer the reserve components. Military
technicians (dual status) directly support units and are
critical to helping units maintain readiness and meet the
wartime missions of the Army and Air Force.
The following table summarizes Guard and reserve full-time
support end strengths:
SUMMARY OF GUARD AND RESERVE FULL-TIME SUPPORT
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Fiscal year 2014
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Fiscal year Change
2013 Budget Committee Change from
authorized request recommended from fiscal
request year 2013
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Army Reserve:
AGR........................................... 16,277 16,261 16,261 - - - -16
Technicians................................... 8,395 8,395 8,395 - - - - - -
Navy Reserve:
AR............................................ 10,114 10,159 10,159 - - - 45
Marine Corps Reserve:
AR............................................ 2,261 2,261 2,261 - - - - - -
Air Force Reserve:
AGR........................................... 2,888 2,911 2,911 - - - 23
Technicians................................... 10,400 10,429 10,429 - - - 29
Army National Guard:
AGR........................................... 32,060 32,060 32,060 - - - - - -
Technicians................................... 27,210 27,210 27,210 - - - - - -
Air National Guard:
AGR........................................... 14,765 14,734 14,734 - - - -31
Technicians................................... 22,180 21,875 21,875 - - - -305
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Totals:
AGR/AR........................................ 78,365 78,386 78,386 - - - 21
Technicians................................... 68,185 67,909 67,909 - - - -276
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Total, Full-Time Support.................. 146,550 146,295 146,295 - - - -255
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OPERATIONAL RESERVE
Over the last ten years, regular deployments and an
increased operations tempo required the National Guard and
reserve components to transition from a part-time strategic
reserve to an operational reserve. The Guard and reserve
components have used the lessons learned over the past decade
to identify enduring priorities that will continue to support
and enhance active component requirements. Significant taxpayer
investments have been made to enable the Guard and reserve to
become an integral part of the operational force, and they
provide great value to the Armed Forces and for the taxpayer.
The Department of Defense estimates that the reserve components
comprise approximately 43 percent of the total force but only
nine percent of the annual budget.
There are signs that active component support for
maintaining an operational reserve is diminishing in today's
challenging budget climate. Specifically, the Committee is
concerned by the Army's recent decision to deploy active
component units in place of scheduled reserve component
deployments whenever possible. The Committee supports the
enduring vision of an operational reserve and encourages the
Services to continue to utilize the Guard and reserve
components as key members of the operational force. The
Committee also recognizes that new authorities, such as U.S.
Code title 10, section 12304b Selected Reserve: order to active
duty for preplanned mission in support of the combatant
commands, provide continued opportunities for reservists to
deploy for preplanned missions and to maintain their
operational skills even after overseas contingency operations
have concluded and encourages their use where appropriate.
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
The Committee is outraged by the pervasive problem of
sexual assault in the Armed Forces. Sexual assault is not just
an issue in the military; it is an epidemic. To address it, the
Committee believes that there must be a culture change at every
level of the military, from the most senior leadership to the
most junior ranks.
The Committee is particularly concerned by the reports of
sexual assaults committed by those in key positions of
influence and trust, including sexual assault response
coordinators (SARCs), victim advocates (VAs), and military
recruiters. SARCs and VAs are responsible for providing victim
support and helping victims access medical care, counseling,
legal assistance, and victim witness assistance. Recent
allegations that personnel responsible for providing this
assistance and care to victims are committing sexual offenses
are shocking and indefensible. Similarly, military recruiters
serve as the public face of the military and the entry point
for future servicemembers to enlist; thus, allegations of
recruiters assaulting young recruits are both disturbing and
inexcusable.
Further, recent Department of Defense reports showing the
persistently high rates of sexual assault at the military
academies, where military leaders train the best and brightest
students to become the nation's future military leaders, is
even more alarming. The Committee believes that more must be
done to institute best practices at the military academies,
training bases, recruiting commands, and throughout the force
to increase prevention efforts as well as to preclude
perpetrators from serving in such influential and sensitive
occupations. While the Department of Defense must be aggressive
in prosecuting and punishing perpetrators of sexual assault, it
particularly must focus and increase its efforts to protect
servicemembers from the threat of sexual assault and to prevent
assaults from occurring in the first place.
Commanders are responsible for ensuring good order and
discipline in their units and should be held responsible when
crimes are committed under their watch. When servicemembers in
critical positions, such as SARCs, VAs, recruiters, or basic
training instructors, are committing sexual crimes, commanders
are also responsible for their failure to establish a command
climate of dignity and respect in which there is zero tolerance
for sexual harassment or assault. The Committee believes that
the Secretary of Defense and Service Chiefs must do more to
hold commanders accountable.
The Committee is aware that the Director of National
Intelligence has issued interim guidance for victims of sexual
assault who seek to obtain or renew a security clearance, which
would enable victims to seek counseling for such an assault
without concern that the counseling must be disclosed and
considered as part of their security clearance adjudication.
The Committee supports efforts to ensure victims are informed
of the guidance as soon as possible, and encourages the Service
SARCs and VAs to provide information on the interim guidance to
victims and to include information on the guidance in military
personnel sexual assault prevention training.
The pending fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization
Act establishes dismissal or dishonorable discharge as the
mandatory minimum sentence for a person subject to the Uniform
Code of Military Justice who is convicted by court-martial of
rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or an attempt to commit
those offenses. The Committee supports this action and believes
that those servicemembers who are convicted of committing such
crimes should not receive post-retirement benefits.
Accordingly, the Act includes a provision that would prohibit
funding from being used in contravention of amendments made to
the Uniform Code of Military Justice in the pending fiscal year
2014 National Defense Authorization Act regarding the discharge
or dismissal of a member of the Armed Forces convicted of
certain sex-related offenses, the required trial of such
offenses by general courts-martial, and the limitations imposed
on convening authority discretion regarding court-martial
findings and sentence.
Investigations and prosecutions of sexual assault cases are
often slow, obtrusive, and difficult processes for victims to
endure, and the Services have reported that many victims stop
cooperating before the legal process has been completed. The
Air Force recently implemented the Special Victims Counsel
(SVC) pilot program to provide a legal representative to give
advice and representation to sexual assault victims. The SVC
navigates the victim through the legal process and intervenes
on the victim's behalf when appropriate. The Committee
understands this program has shown success in assisting victims
throughout the process. The Committee encourages the Secretary
of Defense to expedite the expansion of a Special Victims
Counsel or similar program throughout the Services to provide
all victims of sexual assault with specially trained legal
assistance throughout the investigation and prosecution
process.
To assist in this effort, the Committee provides an
additional $25,000,000 for the Department of Defense Sexual
Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) and the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for the expansion of a
Special Victims Counsel program to every military Service,
including the National Guard and reserve components. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Service Chiefs, to review proposals for implementation
of such programs at the military academies as well.
In addition, the Committee fully funds the President's
request for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs at
the Service level and at the Department of Defense SAPRO and
calls on the Secretary of Defense and the Service Chiefs to
stop this destructive epidemic in the military.
MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNT FUNDING REDUCTIONS
The fiscal year 2014 budget request for title I, Military
Personnel, was assembled using execution data and trends dating
from fiscal year 2012 or earlier. During the budget review
process, the Services provided updated execution data and
estimates that refined their funding requirements. The
Committee recommends reductions to certain budget activity and
sub-activity groups in the military personnel accounts based on
the more recent execution data. Funding provided reflects the
Committee's most recent estimated fiscal year 2014 funding
requirements for programs and activities within the military
personnel accounts.
OBLIGATIONS OF BONUSES
Government agencies are required to properly record their
obligations. According to the Government Accountability Office
(GAO), agencies must obligate funds at the time they enter into
a contract to cover the government's maximum potential
liability under the contract when the government's requirement
to pay the potential maximum amount is beyond its control.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circular A-11, section
20.5(b) states that for military personnel compensation and
benefits, ``amounts generally are recorded as obligations as
the amounts are earned during the reporting pay period.'' The
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Volume 3,
Chapter 8, paragraph 080901 states, ``the obligations for the
amounts payable to military members and civilian employees are
recorded in the month in which they become payable.''
The active duty, Guard, and reserve components offer
bonuses to certain recruits and military personnel who sign
contracts to serve in the Armed Forces. In the case of bonuses
which last multiple years, the Department obligates the initial
payment in the fiscal year in which it is paid, irrespective of
the date the respective contract was signed, and then obligates
recurring payments, or anniversary payments, in the subsequent
years in which they become payable.
The Committee directs the Comptroller General to issue a
legal opinion not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act assessing the obligation of military personnel multi-
year bonuses to determine if Department of Defense obligation
practices comply with fiscal law.
CARRYOVER AUTHORITY
The fiscal year 2014 budget request again proposes the
inclusion of a new provision that extends the availability of
up to two percent of amounts appropriated for the military
personnel accounts under title I for two fiscal years, instead
of the customary one fiscal year. Since 2001, the Department of
Defense has had ten violations of the Anti-deficiency Act (ADA)
in the military personnel accounts. The Committee has
repeatedly expressed its concern over the Department's failure
to adequately budget for military personnel, and the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense and the Government
Accountability Office have regularly reported deficiencies in
the Services' military payroll processes and controls.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, included a
provision directing the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense to conduct a review of ADA violations in the military
personnel accounts and submit recommendations for the
implementation of corrective actions. The report found that
while the Department of Defense was generally effective in
implementing and sustaining most of the ADA violation
corrective actions, the Department had not established
sufficient controls to ensure that the required corrective
actions were properly implemented, sustained, and documented.
The report also found that the Army and Navy did not annually
assess the adequacy of control procedures established for
managing the centrally managed accounts to prevent ADA
violations and therefore had limited assurance that controls
will prevent future violations. As a result, the report found
that failure to follow procedures and inadequate cost controls
means the Department remains vulnerable to future ADA
violations.
While the Committee understands the unique budgeting
challenge that the military personnel accounts present to the
Department, the Committee believes that implementation of
improved control procedures, rather than carryover authority,
is needed to improve management of these accounts. Accordingly,
the Committee does not provide the carryover authority as
requested. The Committee also directs the Secretary of Defense
to implement the recommendations of the Inspector General
Report, DODIG-2013-027 dated November 30, 2012, regarding ADA
violations in the military personnel accounts.
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION EFFICIENCIES
The Consolidated and Full Year Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2013, recommended a total reduction of $146,792,500 in the
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) budgets for program
efficiencies. The explanatory statement accompanying the Act
recognized that potential cost savings could be found in the
PCS program and directed the Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness) to conduct a review of the PCS
program to identify potential efficiencies and to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees on its findings.
While the Committee has not yet received a copy of the report,
many of the Services have stated that they have been unable to
implement additional efficiencies in fiscal year 2013,
particularly those related to time on station goals.
The Committee recommends a total reduction of $151,142,000
in the base and overseas contingency operations budgets in
fiscal year 2014 in the PCS program for efficiencies. While it
recognizes the challenges the Services have faced with meeting
the increased time on station requirements, the Committee
believes there are potential cost savings in other areas of the
PCS program. The Committee directs the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense to conduct a review of the PCS program
and to determine if potential cost savings and efficiencies can
be implemented throughout the program. Based on the findings of
the review, the Inspector General shall submit a report
examining the Services' PCS programs, reviewing how the
Services could implement cost savings and efficiencies within
the program, and providing recommendations for implementation
of the review's findings. This report should be provided to the
congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after
the enactment of this Act.
LONG-TERM TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
The Committee is concerned by reports of the military
Services sending personnel on long-term temporary duty
assignments (TDY) that do not comply with the regulations as
stated in the Department of Defense Joint Federal Travel
Regulations (JFTR). The JFTR states that long-term TDY
assignments must be temporary in nature; of reasonable time
duration; lower in cost than round-trip Permanent Change of
Station expenses; and not exceed 180 consecutive days. The
Committee believes that the practice of sending personnel on
extended TDY that violate the JFTR is a tremendous waste of
taxpayer resources and a violation of Department-wide rules and
regulations. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
evaluate the use of extended TDY and submit a report to the
congressional defense committees on the practice and its
compliance with the JFTR not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND EDUCATION
The Committee supports efforts to increase linguistic
skills in the Armed Forces. Foreign language fluency is a
highly valued skill, but linguists remain a critically
undermanned specialty across the Services. Specifically, the
Committee is concerned by the low number of officers and Non-
commissioned officers with foreign language skills. The
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to study the
feasibility of requiring and resourcing language and cultural
education for uniformed officers in all Services and provide a
report to the congressional defense committees on the findings
of the study not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act.
In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to conduct a study on the feasibility of a pilot program
for Non-commissioned officers (NCOs) assigned to regionally
aligned units as well as NCOs assigned to positions which
require foreign area expertise, including a process for
selecting NCOs to participate; the role of language education
and required proficiency; the role of cultural education; and
when in the rotational cycle and NCO's career such training
should occur. The Committee understands that the Marine Corps
Foreign Area Staff NCO and Regional Affairs NCO programs could
provide examples of existing programs that seek to increase
capacity to produce and maintain foreign area expertise at all
levels. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to
complete the study and report back to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of this
Act.
The Committee also understands that the National Security
Education Program (NSEP) plays an important role in increasing
the pool of cultural and linguistic experts in government, and
it supports Department of Defense and national security
agencies' efforts to partner with higher education institutions
to achieve the goals of the NSEP. The Committee also supports
efforts to expand these partnerships to minority serving
institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, to improve diversity in the program and to
increase the number of analysts with proficiency in critical
languages and cultural studies. The Committee supports
continued funding for the NSEP.
MINORITY OUTREACH
Minorities are underrepresented in the general officer
ranks across the Services. To build a more diverse
organization, disparities in representation need to be
addressed by effective outreach that will expand the pool of
well-qualified candidates. The Committee supports efforts to
conduct effective outreach and recruiting programs in minority
communities and encourages the Secretary of Defense to support
efforts to improve diversity in the military, especially in the
officer ranks.
HAZING IN THE ARMED FORCES
The Committee is extremely concerned by reports of hazing
in the military. Hazing is inconsistent with the values of the
military, and such behavior should not be tolerated within the
military. The Committee understands that the Services are
taking steps to better report incidents of hazing and to
discipline servicemembers involved in such incidents. The
Consolidated and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013,
directed the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees on the rates of incidence of
hazing, harassment, and mistreatment of servicemembers, as well
as a review of the policies to prevent and respond to alleged
hazing incidents. The report also was directed to include
recommendations for implementation of a consistent reporting
system for the Services and recommendations to implement
prevention and education programs related to hazing and its
harmful effects. The Committee is currently waiting for the
completion and release of the report and looks forward to
reviewing its recommendations.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $40,199,263,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 41,037,790,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 40,908,919,000
Change from budget request............................ -128,871,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$40,908,919,000 for Military Personnel, Army. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $26,902,346,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 27,824,444,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 27,671,555,000
Change from budget request............................ -152,889,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$27,671,555,000 for Military Personnel, Navy. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP MANNING
The Committee remains very concerned with the manning model
for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). Although the Navy
originally planned for the ship to be minimally manned by
small, experienced crews, the Committee has noticed several
indicators that call into question the validity of this model.
During the recent deployment of the first LCS, the Navy added
ten sailors beyond the 40 core crewmembers to the ship's crew
to help with maintenance, watch-standing, and training issues.
Additionally, the crew of the deployed mission module
detachment on board the LCS received a crew augmentation of
four sailors. The Committee understands the Navy is working to
permanently increase the size of the mission module crew.
Most concerning to the Committee is that in addition to the
increased crew size of Navy personnel, the LCS has deployed
with two civilian contractors (or technical representatives) on
board for the duration of the deployment. The Navy has
described these contractors as ``ship experts'' who are
constantly available to assist the minimally manned crew with
problems as they arise. In addition, the Committee is aware
that civilian riders have been on board the first LCS almost
continuously since the ship was delivered to the Navy four
years ago. While technical representatives can provide
extremely valuable knowledge and expertise about individual
ship systems, and do so for many ships in the fleet, the
Committee finds it unusual that the Navy appears to believe
that contractors have a greater overall knowledge of the ship
than the ship's own crew. It has always been the Committee's
understanding that the crew serves as the ``ship experts'' and
is puzzled by the LCS's modifications to this practice.
Additionally, the Committee is alarmed by the frequency and
magnitude of temporary civilian contractors on board. During
the transit to the western Pacific alone, in addition to the
full-time technical representatives, the LCS had as many as
four temporary civilian riders on board at any one time to
troubleshoot problems with systems such as air conditioning,
propulsion, and the lube oil system. Navy ships are normally
deployed in top material condition to ensure the ship can
remain underway to accomplish its mission. The Committee is
disturbed by the number of problems this ship has experienced
on its maiden deployment that appear to be beyond the crew's
capability to handle, especially given that the LCS should have
been in an extremely high state of readiness.
Combined, these incidents imply either that the LCS is
experiencing more than its share of maintenance problems, thus
overwhelming the crew, or that the crew is unable to handle
common problems and has come to rely on the presence and
expertise of technical representatives to conduct basic
maintenance. The Committee remains concerned that the LCS
manning plan as currently designed is unrealistic and
unsustainable moving forward. In particular, the Committee
believes that a long-term reliance on industry technical
representatives to perform regular maintenance requirements
during deployments that are typically handled by crewmembers is
inefficient and uneconomical. In addition, relying on temporary
solutions, including but not limited to assigning additional
crewmembers to help with basic duties during deployments,
hiring full-time and part-time technical representatives to
oversee and conduct maintenance, and utilizing temporary
berthing modules to accommodate additional crewmembers is both
impractical and detrimental to the efficient operation of the
LCS and the quality of life of the entire crew.
The Consolidated and Full Year Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2013, directed the Secretary of the Navy to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees on future
manning plans for the LCS. The Secretary of the Navy is further
directed to incorporate any findings regarding LCS manning
discovered thus far during the deployment into the report. The
Committee is currently waiting for the completion and release
of the report and looks forward to reviewing its
recommendations.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $12,531,549,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 12,905,216,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 12,826,857,000
Change from budget request............................ -78,359,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$12,826,857,000 for Military Personnel, Marine Corps. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $28,052,826,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 28,519,877,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 28,382,963,000
Change from budget request............................ -136,914,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$28,382,963,000 for Military Personnel, Air Force. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $4,456,823,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 4,565,261,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,483,343,000
Change from budget request............................ -81,918,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,483,343,000
for Reserve Personnel, Army. The total amount recommended in
the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year
2014:
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,874,023,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,891,936,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,875,536,000
Change from budget request............................ -16,400,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,875,536,000
for Reserve Personnel, Navy. The total amount recommended in
the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year
2014:
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $658,251,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 677,499,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 665,499,000
Change from budget request............................ -12,000,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $665,499,000
for Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,722,425,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,758,629,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,745,579,000
Change from budget request............................ -13,050,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,745,579,000
for Reserve Personnel, Air Force. The total amount recommended
in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year
2014:
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $7,981,577,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 8,041,268,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 7,958,568,000
Change from budget request............................ -82,700,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,958,568,000
for National Guard Personnel, Army. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
CYBER SECURITY--DUAL USE CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS
Cyber security is an important and growing mission area,
and the National Guard has unique access to a wealth of
information technology talent within its ranks as well as
unique cyber support capabilities associated with both its
Federal and State Active Duty statutes. The President's
executive order dated February 12, 2013, Improving Critical
Infrastructure Cybersecurity, focuses on enhancing the
resiliency and security of the Nation's critical
infrastructure. This will be achieved through a ``partnership
with the owners and operators of critical infrastructure to
improve cybersecurity information sharing and collaboratively
develop and implement risk-based standards.''
The Committee recognizes that the National Guard can fill
the roles denoted in the President's executive order. As dual
use, cyber incident response teams, the Guard would focus on
forensic analysis and defensive cyber operations, providing all
purpose ``triage'' of local/state network incidents. The
Committee recognizes that these Guard teams may provide aid to
civil authorities in Title 32, Title 10, and State Active Duty
status and should be regionally located near established key
infrastructure nodes for the internet to leverage their
capabilities.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $3,153,990,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 3,177,961,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,130,361,000
Change from budget request............................ -47,600,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the Sec. 3004 OMB ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,130,361,000
for National Guard Personnel, Air Force. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
The fiscal year 2014 budget request for programs funded in
title II of the Committee bill, Operation and Maintenance, is
$175,097,941,000 in new budget authority. The Committee
recommendation provides $174,974,024,000 for the operation and
maintenance accounts. These appropriations finance the costs of
operating and maintaining the Armed Forces, including the
reserve components and related support activities of the
Department of Defense. Included is readiness training, services
for maintenance of equipment, fuel, supplies, spare parts for
weapons and equipment, the day-to-day operations of military
bases, facility sustainment and repair, and civilian pay.
Financial requirements are influenced by many factors,
including force levels, such as the number of aircraft
squadrons, Army and Marine Corps divisions, installations,
military personnel end strength and deployments, rates of
operational activity, and the quantity, complexity, and age of
equipment such as aircraft, ships, missiles, and tanks. The
Committee does not provide funding for a proposed civilian pay
raise in fiscal year 2014.
The table below summarizes the Committee recommendations:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REPROGRAMMINGS
The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit the Base for
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 2014
appropriation accounts not later than 60 days after the
enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited
from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any
purpose other than originally appropriated until the
aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees.
The Secretary of Defense is directed to use the normal
prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in
the Services' operation and maintenance accounts between O-1
budget activities in excess of $15,000,000. In addition, the
Secretary of Defense should follow prior approval reprogramming
procedures for transfers in excess of $15,000,000 out of the
following budget sub-activities:
Army:
Maneuver units
Modular support brigades
Land forces operations support
Force readiness operations support
Land forces depot maintenance
Base operations support
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization
Navy:
Aircraft depot maintenance
Ship depot maintenance
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization
Marine Corps:
Depot maintenance
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization
Air Force:
Primary combat forces
Combat enhancement forces
Combat communications
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization
Operating forces depot maintenance
Mobilization depot maintenance
Training and recruiting depot maintenance
Administration and service-wide depot maintenance
Air Force Reserve:
Depot maintenance
Air National Guard:
Depot maintenance
Finally, the Secretary of Defense should follow prior
approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of
$15,000,000 into the following budget sub-activity:
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard:
Other personnel support/recruiting and advertising
With respect to Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide,
proposed transfers of funds to or from the levels specified for
defense agencies in excess of $15,000,000 shall be subject to
prior approval reprogramming procedures.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
to provide the congressional defense committees with quarterly
budget execution data. Such data should be provided not later
than 45 days after the close of each quarter of the fiscal
year, and should be provided for each O-1 budget activity,
activity group, and sub-activity group for each of the active,
defense-wide, reserve, and National Guard components. For each
O-1 budget activity, activity group, and sub-activity group,
these reports should include the budget request and actual
obligation amount; the distribution of unallocated
congressional adjustments to the budget request; all
adjustments made by the Department in establishing the Base for
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) report; all adjustments resulting
from below threshold reprogrammings; and all adjustments
resulting from prior approval reprogramming requests.
SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS
Items for which additional funds have been provided as
shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the
phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in this report are
congressional interest items for the purpose of the Base for
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be
carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount specifically
addressed in the Committee report. These items remain special
interest items whether or not they are repeated in a subsequent
conference report.
RESTORATION OF FUNDING FOR UNREALISTIC EFFICIENCY SAVINGS
The report accompanying the House version of the Department
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 included language
expressing the Committee's concern over many of the Department
of Defense's proposed efficiency savings. In particular, the
report stated that ``more troubling were instances in which
underfunding valid requirements were claimed as efficiencies,''
including the decision to underfund base facility sustainment
requirements and claim the reductions as infrastructure
savings. In fiscal year 2013 and again in fiscal year 2014, the
Department requests reduced funding for facility sustainment
requirements and claims the reduction as infrastructure savings
rather than deferral of maintenance. In fiscal year 2014, the
Committee once again restores funding to the Facilities
Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization programs for the
individual Services, the Guard and reserve components, and the
Services' medical facilities.
TUITION ASSISTANCE
Military tuition assistance has been an important benefit
available to servicemembers since the late 1940s. Tuition
assistance is a benefit paid to eligible members of the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for college courses to
support a member's professional and personal self-development
goals. The courses are to be taken during the member's off-duty
hours, and the total cost per member is capped at $4,500 per
year. The Committee believes that tuition assistance is a
valuable recruiting and retention program and therefore
designates it as a congressional special interest item. The
Committee sets a funding floor for fiscal year 2014
expenditures as follows:
Army.................................................. $195,000,000
Navy.................................................. 90,000,000
Marine Corps.......................................... 44,000,000
Air Force............................................. 116,000,000
Army Reserve.......................................... 40,000,000
Air Force Reserve..................................... 8,000,000
Army National Guard................................... 72,000,000
Air National Guard.................................... 5,000,000
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Total............................................. 570,000,000
REALISTIC FUEL PRICING
The Committee is concerned with the Department's habitual
underfunding of fuel costs in its budget requests, which causes
the need for significant reprogramming of funds in the year of
budget execution. In fiscal year 2012, $1,000,000,000 was
reprogrammed to correct for understated fuel costs and in
fiscal year 2013, $1,100,000,000 has been requested for the
same purpose. It appears that fuel costs are again understated
in the fiscal year 2014 budget request. The Government
Accountability Office has estimated that the fiscal year 2014
fuel costs are understated by $536,000,000. The Committee
believes the Department should reset the fuel rate charged to
the customer in fiscal year 2014 in line with expected market
rates. The Committee has increased funding in the operation and
maintenance customer accounts to pay for the expected market
rate recommended by the Government Accountability Office.
MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS
The Committee appreciates the significant oversight and
attention the Department has given to address the Committee's
concern that funding for Military Information Support
Operations (MISO), activities only be used to fulfill core
military activities rather than duplicate programs and
activities more appropriately conducted by other departments
and agencies. Therefore, the Committee recommends funding for
these programs at the levels requested. The allocation of funds
by combatant command and funding levels for certain programs is
specifically delineated in the classified annex to this report.
The delineations shall be considered a congressional special
interest item, and any deviations from the allocations are
subject to sections 8005, 8006, and 9002 of this Act.
The Secretary of Defense is also directed to submit a
report not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act,
to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees detailing the
proposed execution of the funding provided for these programs.
This report shall include the program name, activity, a
description of service, target audience, goals/objectives,
attribution, measures of effectiveness, prior year obligations
and expenditures, and the estimated budget for the year of
execution. This report, and the delineation of each program,
project, and activity, shall serve as the basis for
reprogramming in accordance with section 8006 of this Act.
DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY MOVES
The Committee has a long-standing interest in the quality
of life of military members and their families and understands
the tremendous challenges associated with completing frequent
defense personal property moves. The Committee is aware that
the Department of Defense has successfully shifted from the
Transportation Operational Personal Property Standard System to
the Defense Personal Property Program and commends the
improvements to cost efficiency, to the claims experience, and
in family satisfaction. Benefits of the Defense Personal
Property Program include full replacement and repair value for
damaged or lost household goods at no additional cost; on-line
claims filing and direct claims settlement between members/
employees and transportation service providers; best value
acquisition of transportation services; improved communications
between customers and transportation service providers; and a
web-based entitlements counseling option. The Committee
commends the improvements that the Department and its
transportation service providers have made to reduce costs and
improve the quality of each military move.
STEM EDUCATION
The Committee is concerned about the future of the Nation's
workforce, specifically for science, technology, engineering,
and math (STEM) disciplines. These skills are vital to the
Department of Defense to maintain United States military
superiority. While these skills are underrepresented in the
available workforce, minorities especially are underrepresented
in these skill sets both in the current workforce and at
university levels. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to develop a long-term plan to maintain and grow the
STEM workforce and to support the development of STEM skill
sets, especially in undergraduate and graduate programs, and to
focus on increasing the participation and success of minority
students through engaged mentoring, enriched research
experiences, and opportunities to publish, present, and
network. The Committee also encourages the Secretary of Defense
and the Director of National Intelligence to communicate to the
congressional defense committees the resources, incentives, and
legal and regulatory flexibility needed to attract and maintain
a proficient STEM workforce. These factors, along with peer-to-
peer mentoring, have proven to be a successful model for
minority education.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPENSE MANAGEMENT
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, directed the
Secretary of Defense to complete a study and assess the
feasibility of using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
telecommunication expense management solutions to improve
enterprise visibility over the Department's telecommunications
expenses and identify possible efficiencies in this growing
technological area. Since that study was completed, the
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (CIO)
promulgated guidance regarding the use of these management
solutions. The Committee is concerned that the military
Services are not yet in compliance with the CIO's guidance.
Therefore, the Committee recommends that the Secretary of
Defense defer new large telecommunications contracts until the
Department has begun to proactively manage telecommunications
usage utilizing competitively awarded COTS expense management
solutions in accordance with the CIO guidance.
MILITARY WORKING DOGS
The use of canines to help locate and clear Improvised
Explosive Devices has been highly successful, has saved lives,
and has prevented injuries to deployed servicemembers. While
military working dog teams have played an important role in
national security over the past decade, the Committee is
concerned that no widely accepted standards or protocols have
been developed to ensure consistency and uniform quality in the
breeding, training, conditioning, and deployment of military
working dog teams. The Committee therefore urges the Secretary
of the Air Force, the executive agent for the military working
dog program, to work with the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, in conjunction with subject matter experts in
academia and the private sector, to develop breeding, training,
conditioning and deployment standards, and protocols for
military working dog teams.
REPORT ON OVERSEAS INFRASTRUCTURE
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
report not later than 365 days after the enactment of this Act
to the congressional defense committees that inventories United
States military installations located overseas. The report
should include an assessment of the requirements for overseas
military force structure and infrastructure, as well as an
inventory of potentially excess infrastructure and any
opportunities for consolidation.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $35,409,260,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 35,073,077,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 35,183,796,000
Change from budget request............................ +110,719,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$35,183,796,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Army. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
ARMY TRAINING AIDS AND DEVICES
The Army's fiscal year 2014 budget request reflects
refinements in its training strategy to incorporate a 24-month
Army Force Generation cycle which leverages more constructive,
virtual, and blended training capabilities. The Army has found
that the use of virtual training has enhanced its ability to
meet training goals at reduced cost. The Committee believes
that commercial off-the-shelf simulation training utilizing
service contracts rather than traditional acquisition programs
of record could further improve the technological relevance of
simulation and training devices for a wide range of missions,
including regular and irregular warfare against conventional
and hybrid threats. The Committee encourages the Army to
evaluate the use of these contracts to reduce overall costs for
virtual training while enhancing training experiences.
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES
The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2014 budget
request once again proposes $25,000,000 to be provided in the
Operation and Maintenance, Army account to assist with the
maintenance backlog at Arlington National Cemetery instead of
requesting all funds within the Cemeterial Expenses, Army
account. The Committee does not support the proposal to fund
Arlington National Cemetery through separate accounts contained
in two different appropriations bills. Split funding undermines
the federal budgeting principles requiring expenditures to be
charged against the same account each year, once an account has
been identified for such purpose. The Committee rejects the
proposal to fund cemeterial expenses in the Operation and
Maintenance, Army account and instead provides all funds for
the maintenance backlog at Arlington National Cemetery in the
Cemeterial Expenses, Army account included in the pending
fiscal year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act.
HIGH RESOLUTION 3--DIMENSIONAL TERRAIN DATA COLLECTION
The Committee is aware of a validated operational
requirement to provide unclassified, shareable, high resolution
3-dimensional terrain and elevation data which enables
commanders to conduct the analysis required for mission
planning, rehearsal, and execution. This requirement has been
fulfilled by the Buckeye ISR system since 2004, which produces
data that can provide commanders with the situational awareness
for requirements such as helicopter landing zones, optimal
ingress and egress routes, cover and conceal sniper, counter-
sniper positions, and vertical obstructions. The Committee
understands this system fulfills a unique requirement by
producing unclassified data, allowing for data sharing with
coalition and host nation forces. Additionally, its sensors can
operate from various platforms, including fixed wing aircraft,
helicopters, and unmanned aircraft. The Committee understands
that an error during the formulation of the budget request
resulted in a $163,000,000 shortfall to this program for fiscal
year 2014 and therefore directs the Secretary of the Army to
fully fund this important operational ISR requirement.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $41,614,453,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 39,945,237,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 40,127,402,000
Change from budget request............................ +182,165,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$40,127,402,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Navy. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $6,034,963,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 6,254,650,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,298,757,000
Change from budget request............................ +44,107,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,298,757,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE--CRISIS RESPONSE
The Marine Corps recently activated a new task force, the
Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force--Crisis Response,
to serve as a regionally based, expeditionary Marine Air Ground
Task Force that conducts crisis response and limited
contingency operations from land-based and maritime platforms
in response to Commander, United States Africa Command
requirements. This task force is trained to conduct security,
serve as a quick reaction force, conduct limited offensive/
defensive operations, provide tactical recovery of aircraft and
personnel, provide limited humanitarian assistance, and conduct
limited non-combatant evacuation operations missions. This task
force was deployed for the first time in April 2013 at the
request of the Commander, United States Africa Command. The
Committee has added funds for sustainment and follow-on
deployments of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task
Force--Crisis Response in fiscal year 2014.
MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY PROGRAM
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013
directed the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a
plan to increase the number of members of the Marine Corps
assigned to the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group at
Quantico, Virginia, Marine Security Group Regional Commands,
and Marine Security Group detachments at United States
embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities by up to
1,000 Marines. These additional Marines will support enhanced
Marine Corps security at United States embassies, consulates,
and other diplomatic facilities, particularly at locations
identified by the Secretary of State as in need of additional
security because of threats to United States personnel and
property. The Department of Defense, in concert with the
Department of State, is developing plans to add 35 new Marine
Security Guard detachments over the next few years, beginning
in fiscal year 2014. The Committee recommendation provides
increased funding for the additional training, training aids,
logistical support, and equipment for the additional Marine
Security Guard detachments beginning in fiscal year 2014.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $34,780,406,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 37,270,842,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 37,438,701,000
Change from budget request............................ +167,859,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$37,438,701,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force. The
total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
CYBER COMMAND FUNDING
Funding for the United States Cyber Command, a subordinate
unified command under the United States Strategic Command,
currently is not discretely visible in the Air Force's budget
justification material. With the increased emphasis on cyber
activities and related resourcing, the Committee directs that
beginning in fiscal year 2015, the Air Force's budget
justification material separately report and separately justify
funds to support Cyber Command in sub-activity group 015A,
``Combatant Commands Direct Mission Support'' and in sub-
activity group 015B, ``Combatant Command Core Operations''.
U.S. ACCESS TO THE AZORES
The Committee is concerned by the uncertainty of the
Department of Defense's intentions regarding use of the long-
standing military infrastructure in the Portuguese Azores, as
well as reports that China's military is seeking access to
Lajes Air Base, currently host to the Air Force's 65th Air Base
Wing. The Committee recognizes that Lajes continues to serve an
important role as part of the critical en route infrastructure
for multiple areas of operation. The Committee therefore urges
the Secretary of Defense to ensure that U.S. interests in the
Azores are not unduly harmed when considering changes to
overseas military posture.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $31,862,980,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 32,997,693,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 32,301,685,000
Change from budget request............................ -696,008,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$32,301,685,000, for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND OUTREACH
Suicide remains an issue of concern to the Committee and
the Services, especially in the Guard and reserve components.
While there was a slight drop in the number of reported
suicides from 2010 to 2011, the number of suicides increased
significantly from 2011 to 2012. Whereas servicemembers serving
on active duty return from deployments to military bases which
provide more structured support networks, returning Guardsmen
and reservists are frequently geographically isolated from
their units and may not have the regular interactions with
their peers and chain of command that their active duty
counterparts experience.
The Committee is aware that suicide remains a problem among
servicemembers who have never deployed as well as those who
have deployed once or multiple times. The Committee is aware of
programs for the reserve components, such as the National Guard
Psychological Health Program, to improve access to mental
health providers. The National Guard Psychological Health
Program provides a Director of Psychological Health for the
Army National Guard in each of the 54 states and territories
and will fund an additional 24 directors assigned to high-risk
states. It also funds a Director of Psychological Health for
the Air National Guard in all 89 wings. The directors advise
leadership on psychological wellness issues, provide clinical
assessments, ensure targeted mental health referrals, and
mitigate problems with access to behavioral health care
providers in local communities for eligible Guardsmen and their
families. The Committee understands that the National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013 authorized a pilot
program to improve access to behavioral health care for
National Guard and reserve members and their families through a
collaboration of federal, state, and community partners. The
Committee is aware that the National Guard Bureau is working to
utilize existing federal and local partners to provide timely
access to qualified and trained mental health counselors and
supports efforts to leverage existing infrastructure to
facilitate access to mental health care for military
servicemembers and their families.
The Committee recommendation provides increased funding for
the Army National Guard Psychological Health Program to
increase the number of providers available to Guardsmen and
their families. The Committee recommendation also provides
increased funding for suicide prevention in the Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide account. In addition, the Committee
recognizes the important role that programs such as Yellow
Ribbon play in helping Guardsmen and reservists transition to
civilian life upon returning from deployment, and fully funds
the budget request for Yellow Ribbon.
The Committee acknowledges the steps the Services have
taken to implement suicide prevention training and outreach
efforts and lower the rate of suicide among servicemembers, but
it believes that more must be done to identify at-risk
servicemembers and to improve prevention and outreach efforts.
The Committee urges the Service Secretaries to continue to make
suicide prevention a key priority and to regularly update the
Committee on actions being taken.
STARBASE
The Department of Defense STARBASE program is designed to
raise the interest and improve the knowledge and skills of
students in kindergarten through twelfth grade in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The program
currently operates on Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force
Reserve, Navy, Navy Reserve, and Marine Corps military
installations and facilities at 65 locations. The military
volunteers who mentor students apply abstract principles to
real world situations by leading tours and giving lectures on
the use of STEM in different settings and careers, and they
engage students through the inquiry-based curriculum with its
``hands-on, mind-on'' experiential activities in a
technologically rich military environment. The program has a
proven record of improving student understanding, interest, and
ability in math and science and stimulating interest in STEM
careers while establishing lasting relationships between
community educators and military installations.
The STARBASE program seeks to serve students that are
historically underrepresented in STEM, including students who
live in inner cities or rural locations, are socio-economically
disadvantaged, low in academic performance, or disabled. The
fiscal year 2014 budget request seeks to reorganize STEM
programs throughout the federal government, and all funding for
STARBASE was removed from the Department of Defense's fiscal
year 2014 budget request. The Committee finds that terminating
the STARBASE program is not advisable. STARBASE provides a
unique low-cost leveraging of community and military resources
that another federal agency will not be able to duplicate. The
intangible benefits of solid cooperative community and military
relationships stimulate the long-term interest of youth in STEM
careers. The Committee recommendation therefore restores
funding so the Department's STARBASE program will continue in
fiscal year 2014.
DATA RESEARCH TOOLS IN SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATIONS
The Committee is concerned about the timeliness of
completing security clearance investigations. The Committee
understands the Department of Defense and the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence have expressed similar
concerns. Currently, automated data research tools are
available online through the Defense Personnel Security
Research Center (PERSEREC). These tools can be used to assist
security clearance adjudicators, personnel security
investigators, and security managers in implementing personnel
security policy. However, military Services and Department of
Defense agencies may not be aware that the PERSEREC tools are
available. Therefore, the Committee recommends that the
Secretary of Defense, through the Office of Defense Human
Resources Activity and in coordination with the Office of
Personnel Management, reach out to the military Services and
Defense agencies to ensure that they are aware of the PERSEREC
online tools and how these tools could be used to reduce the
time and cost of investigation and adjudication of security
clearances.
MEALS READY-TO-EAT WAR RESERVE
The Committee is concerned with the Defense Logistics
Agency's (DLA) potential reduction to the Meal, Ready-to-Eat
(MRE) war reserve. The Committee commends the DLA for
initiating action to study the MRE war reserve but is concerned
that a reduction in MRE war reserve could harm the industrial
base and threaten the Department's ``Go to War'' capabilities.
The Committee has expressed strong interest in the MRE war
reserve program dating back to 2003 when DLA increased its
requirement for the war reserve to six million cases. The
Committee directs the Director of the DLA, in conjunction with
the military Services and industry, to develop a comprehensive
plan that addresses the aggregate MRE requirements for each of
the military Services that considers war time surge
requirements and timely rotation of the MRE war reserve.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
The Committee recognizes the stressful conditions and
financial burdens experienced by servicemembers with
developmentally disabled children. These conditions are often
magnified by long separations caused by deployments. The
Committee encourages the Director of the Office of Community
Support for Military Families with Special Needs to collaborate
with non-profit organizations that have expertise in
developmental disabilities to establish educational and
assistive programs at military bases.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND READINESS
The Committee recommendation provides an increase of
$269,399,000 above the budget request to restore readiness
reductions to the Special Operations Command fiscal year 2014
operation and maintenance base funding. The Committee
recommendation restores funding for flying hours, training,
equipment replacement, depot maintenance, and enduring
operational expenses. The Consolidated and Full Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2013 approved a shift of $885,000,000 from
overseas contingency operations (OCO) funding to base funding
to begin to transition these enduring readiness requirements
into the base budget from the OCO accounts. The Committee is
disappointed that the fiscal year 2014 budget request proposes
to shift $194,641,000 back to the OCO accounts and proposes an
additional $74,698,000 in reductions to these readiness
activities. Therefore, the Committee recommendation restores
these reductions to ensure Special Operations Forces are fully
able to meet their long term readiness requirements.
USE OF MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM--11 FUNDS
In an era of increasing fiscal constraint, the Committee
believes it is incumbent on the Department of Defense and the
Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to ensure that Major Force
Program-11 (MFP-11) funds be reserved for its original purpose,
to provide the incremental funding necessary for Special
Operations Forces (SOF) unique capabilities and items, rather
than to supplement or supplant activities that are or should be
provided by the military Services. The Committee is concerned
that several funding requests in the fiscal year 2014 budget
would establish new precedents for the use of MFP-11 funds. In
some cases, funds were requested to establish new programs and
activities that duplicated Service-provided or Department of
Defense programs. In other cases, SOCOM's request would assume
responsibility for activities that previously, and more
appropriately, were funded by the Services. The Committee is
concerned that MFP-11 funds are now perceived as a mechanism to
insulate SOCOM from Service budget reductions or to create
separate SOF programs that are the responsibility of the
Services. It has come to the Committee's attention that at
least one waiver of the use of MFP-11 operation and maintenance
funds was granted in fiscal year 2013 in order to establish a
new SOF program, a process that the Committee was unaware of
prior to this year. Therefore, the Committee directs the
Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller), working with the
Comptroller, Special Operations for Financial Management
(SOFM), to clearly identify and justify in the fiscal year 2015
budget request all MFP-11 operation and maintenance funding for
programs and activities for which: (1) the military Services or
other Department of Defense elements previously had
responsibility for funding, including those related to special
operations; or (2) funds would be transferred between the MFP-
11 budget and other Major Force Program budgets, and the
justification for such transfers. Further, the Committee
directs the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller), working
with the Comptroller, SOFM, to submit a report not later than
90 days after the enactment of this Act to the congressional
defense committees outlining the guidelines for the use of MFP-
11 operation and maintenance funds, a description of the waiver
process to use MFP-11 funds for non-MFP-11 activities, and a
list of all waivers granted in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 and
the justification for such waivers.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND HUMAN PSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS
The Committee understands the tremendous toll exacted on
all servicemembers and their families, including those in the
special operations community, after more than a decade of war.
The Committee has always made the care of servicemembers and
their families its highest priority, including special
operators. The Committee appreciates the focus of the
Commander, Special Operations Command on the psychological
health and well-being of special operations forces and their
families. The Committee also recognizes the success of the
Services' embedded behavioral health programs and fully
supports their expansion to the special operations community.
However, the Committee believes that the mental health needs of
all servicemembers, including special operations
servicemembers, are most appropriately addressed within the
Defense Health Program to ensure the highest quality continuity
of care for all servicemembers. Therefore, the Committee
recommendation transfers $21,300,000 requested within the
Special Operations Command operation and maintenance budget to
the Defense Health Program to address the needs of the special
operations community consistent with Service programs. The
Committee directs the Service Surgeons General to work with the
Commander, Special Operations Command to implement an embedded
behavioral health program for special operations units during
fiscal year 2014.
The budget request also includes $8,786,000 to establish
special operations forces (SOF) unique family resiliency
programs. The Committee does not recommend funding for this
unauthorized program. The Committee recognizes that the
deployment cycles of special operations forces may in some
limited circumstances make it more difficult for SOF families
to fully participate in family support programs. However, the
need for the establishment of separate family support programs
exclusively for SOF families has not been demonstrated nor is
it currently authorized. The Committee believes it is important
for the morale of all servicemembers that there not be
inequities among families exclusively based on a
servicemember's assignment. The Committee understands that the
pending fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act
authorizes a limited pilot program to assess the feasibility
and benefits of SOF family support activities. Therefore, the
Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the pilot program.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND HUMAN PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
The Committee recommendation does not include an increase
of $25,305,000 for the Human Physical Performance Program. This
request would fund 331 contractors to provide physical training
and sports conditioning, sports psychology, and sports
nutrition services for special operations forces (SOF), but
would not cover the non-salary operational costs or anticipated
new facilities associated with this initiative. While military
construction funding was requested for new facilities
associated with this initiative, the necessary authorization
and funding was denied in the pending fiscal year 2014 National
Defense Authorization Act, as well as in the pending fiscal
year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act.
The Committee has long supported physical training programs
to ensure that special operators are in top condition to
achieve their mission and to prevent physical injuries. In the
past, there has often been a reliance on training programs
designed for collegiate or professional athletes, programs
which may or may not meet the needs of the special operator. In
addition, the physical training requirements vary between
special operators based on their mission set. In an attempt to
address this challenge, over the last several years at the
request of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM), the
Committee has funded the Tactical Athlete Program within the
Department of Navy to provide the necessary baseline research
for each individual type of SOF operator in order to design
appropriate physical training programs to meet those
specialized needs. This approach was previously used by the
Department of the Army to successfully develop a training
program for the 101st Airborne Division. The Committee
recommendation includes continued funding under the Department
of the Navy to complete these assessments.
The Committee believes that the investment and
corresponding results from this research will enable SOCOM to
design physical training programs uniquely tailored to the
needs of special operators in the most productive and cost
effective manner possible. The Committee is concerned that the
new program proposed by SOCOM did not utilize the research
investment that has been made in order to develop a program
that meets the unique needs of special operators in the most
cost effective manner possible. Therefore, the Committee does
not provide the requested increase to expand this new program.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM
The fiscal year 2014 budget request includes $8,466,000 for
a new Advanced Education Program for the Special Operations
Command. Of this amount, $3,603,000 was requested to fund a
National Defense University (NDU) satellite Masters Degree
program at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and
School established with funding from the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict. The
remaining $4,863,000 was requested to establish new programs or
expand existing programs.
The Committee supports professional military education
opportunities for all servicemembers, including those in the
special operations forces (SOF) community. While the Committee
appreciates the Commander, Special Operations Command's desire
to augment the advanced education opportunities for SOF
students, it is unclear to the Committee that the proposed
programs represent truly SOF-unique requirements and instead
may be duplicative of education opportunities provided by the
Services.
The Committee understands that SOCOM is in the process of
working with the Service Secretaries to establish a process to
formalize SOF-unique education requirements. The Committee
directs the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination
with the Commander, Special Operations Command, to provide a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
90 days after the enactment of this Act, which outlines all
SOF-unique educational requirements, includes recommendations
to meet such requirements, and describes how the proposed SOCOM
educational initiatives compare to Service-offered educational
opportunities.
Therefore, the Committee transfers $3,603,000 from SOCOM's
operation and maintenance budget to NDU's budget to maintain
appropriate program and budget oversight of all NDU programs.
Additionally, the Committee recommendation includes a reduction
of $3,863,000 for new and expanded programs based on concerns
regarding duplication and requirements. The remaining
$1,000,000 provided is for existing programs and SOCOM is
directed to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 60 days after the enactment of this
Act on the use of these funds.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
The Committee recommendation does not include $10,000,000
to establish a Special Operations Command National Capital
Region (SOCOM-NCR) entity. This funding request was also denied
in the pending fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization
Act. The budget justification materials indicate that SOCOM
plans to implement this proposal in phases.
The Committee has requested, but has not received, a
detailed plan which lays out the full operating capability and
end-state envisioned by this proposal and instead has only
received information on the phase-zero and phase-one plans. The
Committee remains unclear about the function, purpose, and
costs associated with the operations, infrastructure, and
facilities for this entity both in the interim phase and the
final end-state. Further, the Committee has received
conflicting information over the course of the last year as to
the purpose of this entity. At times it has been described as
an efficiency mechanism to relocate over 300 SOCOM personnel to
one consolidated location within the NCR. The Committee is
confused by this explanation given that the vast majority of
SOCOM personnel assigned to the NCR function as liaison
officers and Special Operations Support Teams to other federal
agencies and as such should remain resident at such agencies.
At other times, some functions of the new SOCOM-NCR appear to
duplicate functions already resident at SOCOM headquarters. The
Committee is concerned that in a time of declining budget
resources, it is incumbent upon SOCOM and the Department to
fully delineate the functions, responsibilities, facilities
requirements, infrastructure, and operating costs associated
with this proposal before moving forward in order to carefully
assess whether a statutory waiver of the prohibition on
relocations into and within the more expensive National Capital
Region area is warranted.
Should the Secretary of Defense waive the prohibition in
Section 8018 of this Act, the Committee believes such a
decision should be based on the full operating capability and
final end-state agreed to by the Department of Defense.
Therefore, the Commander, Special Operations Command is
directed not to obligate or expend funds for the proposed
SOCOM-NCR until 30 days after the congressional defense
committees receive a copy of the Secretary of Defense's waiver
of Section 8018 of this Act and a report which fully describes
the anticipated full operating capability and end-state for
this entity as follows: (1) a description of the purpose and
specific activities to be performed by the SOCOM-NCR; (2) an
explanation of the impact of this proposal on existing
activities at SOCOM headquarters and components, including the
cost differential associated with relocating these functions
from their existing locations to the NCR; and (3) a detailed,
by fiscal year, breakout of all staffing and costs, including a
long-term facilities plan, associated with its establishment
over the future years defense plan (fiscal years 2014-2018) and
at the full operating capability and planned final end-state.
The Committee will consider a prior approval reprogramming in
fiscal year 2014 from within available Special Operations
Command operation and maintenance funds for the SOCOM-NCR if
the Secretary of Defense grants the waiver of Section 8018 and
the congressional defense committees have been provided the
required comprehensive report.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
The Committee is concerned regarding the quality of the
operation and maintenance budget justification submitted by the
Special Operations Command (SOCOM). As a result, the Committee
is unable to conduct meaningful oversight of SOCOM's budget
requirements as the current justification does not include the
necessary level of detail. Due to the failure of the budget
justification to provide such information, the Committee is
unable to analyze changes and trends over time in SOCOM's
budget requirements, conduct comparative analysis with similar
Department of Defense budget requirements, or have any
understanding or visibility into changing requirements in the
year of execution. The budget structure required by Department
of Defense Financial Management Regulation (FMR) would provide
the information needed. However, in fiscal year 2006, the
Department of Defense took action to exempt SOCOM from these
requirements and thereby limited congressional visibility and
oversight. Since that time, the SOCOM base operation and
maintenance budget has grown by 143 percent. Additionally, due
to this exemption, SOCOM does not provide meaningful
information that details the changing requirements among
activities for overseas contingency operations requests.
In a time of declining budget resources, the Committee must
have the same level of visibility into SOCOM's funding as is
provided by the Services in order to facilitate appropriate
oversight. Therefore, the Undersecretary of Defense
(Comptroller) and the Comptroller, Special Operations for
Financial Management (SOFM) are directed to submit the fiscal
year 2015 SOCOM base and OCO operation and maintenance budget
justification in accordance with Volume 2A, Chapter 3 of the
FMR as such requirements apply to the Services. As required by
the FMR, the budget justification shall be delineated and
detailed by budget activity group, activity group, and sub-
activity group with detailed changes within each sub-activity
reflected on OP-5 and OP-32 exhibits. The Committee directs the
Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Comptroller,
SOFM to consult with the Committee during development of the
fiscal year 2015 budget on actions being taken to make the
necessary changes not later than October 1, 2013.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $3,182,923,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 3,095,036,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,199,151,000
Change from budget request............................ +104,115,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,199,151,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,256,347,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,197,752,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,200,283,000
Change from budget request............................ +2,531,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,200,283,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $277,377,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 263,317,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 266,561,000
Change from budget request............................ +3,244,000
*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $266,561,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $3,261,324,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 3,164,607,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,149,046,000
Change from budget request............................ -15,561,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,149,046,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $7,154,161,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 7,054,196,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 7,102,113,000
Change from budget request............................ +47,917,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,102,113,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
NATIONAL GUARD CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS
The Army and Air National Guard Weapons of Mass
Destruction/Civil Support Teams support civil authorities at a
domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High
Yield Explosive Enterprise incident site by identifying
hazardous agents or substances, assessing current and projected
consequences, advising on response measures, and assisting with
appropriate requests for state support. There are a total of 57
National Guard teams: one in each state, plus one each in the
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, and two each in the states of California, New York,
and Florida, due to the geographic separation and
concentrations of populations in these three states.
The Committee is pleased that the fiscal year 2014 budget
request includes funding for the 57 teams, including the two
teams in New York and Florida that were proposed for
elimination in the fiscal year 2013 budget request. The
Committee fully funds the budget request for Civil Support
Teams and expects the Secretary of Defense to fully fund the
two teams in Florida and New York in the fiscal year 2015
budget request.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $6,494,326,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 6,566,004,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,675,999,000
Change from budget request............................ +109,995,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,675,999,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard. The total
amount recommended in the bill will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2014:
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER ACCOUNT
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... - - -
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... $5,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. - - -
Change from budget request............................ -5,000,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends no funding for the Overseas
Contingency Operations Transfer Account.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $13,516,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 13,606,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 13,606,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,606,000
for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $335,921,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 298,815,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 298,815,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $298,815,000
for Environmental Restoration, Army.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $310,594,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 316,103,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 316,103,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $316,103,000
for Environmental Restoration, Navy.
VIEQUES ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
The Navy is conducting environmental restoration at sites
on Vieques Island associated with former Navy activities.
Investigations for cleanup of the western part of the island
have been planned and carried out with the collaboration and
approval of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Fish and
Wildlife Service, which currently operates the 400 acre site as
part of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge. In response to
concerns expressed by the public, the Navy is conducting
additional sampling and will develop additional alternatives
for the final remedy, which will be included in an addendum to
the Feasibility Study for remediation of the site. The
Committee understands that the final remedy for the site will
be selected by consensus amongst the Navy, the Puerto Rico
Environmental Quality Board, the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, and the Fish and Wildlife Service, and that
it will support public access and use. The Committee is
encouraged by these efforts and directs the Secretary of the
Navy to inform the congressional defense committees on the
progress of the site cleanup.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $529,263,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 439,820,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 439,820,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $439,820,000
for Environmental Restoration, Air Force.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $11,133,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 10,757,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 10,757,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,757,000
for Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $287,543,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 237,443,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 262,443,000
Change from budget request............................ +25,000,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $262,443,000
for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
The Committee believes that improved oversight and
management of the Department of Defense Environmental
Restoration program will yield continued benefits. Included as
part of the Defense Environmental Program's Annual Report to
Congress, the Secretary of Defense is requested to provide the
following information for all installations and properties
receiving funding in the current fiscal year: the total site-
level cost-to-complete (CTC) for all restoration actions
included in the report for the fiscal year prior to the year
covered by the report; the total amount of environmental
restoration funds obligated at the site-level during the fiscal
year covered by the report; a breakdown of adjustments made to
the CTC, including but not limited to price changes such as
inflation factors, accounting adjustments for long-term
cleanups, addition of new sites, projected cost growth, and
other identified factors; the site-level CTC for all
restoration actions included in the report for the fiscal year
covered by the report; and the net reduction in CTC between the
two fiscal years. If the CTC is not reduced by the
corresponding amount of monetary investment, a justification
shall be provided. In addition, at those installations in which
the cost-to-complete has increased by ten percent or more from
the previous fiscal year, the report shall provide a detailed
justification and explanation for the cost increase. This
should be considered an ongoing annual requirement.
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $108,759,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 109,500,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 109,500,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $109,500,000
for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $519,111,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 528,455,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 528,455,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $528,455,000
for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $50,198,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 256,031,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 51,031,000
Change from budget request............................ -205,000,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $51,031,000
for the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
TITLE III
PROCUREMENT
ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY
The fiscal year 2014 Department of Defense procurement
budget request totals $99,106,242,000. The Committee
recommendation provides $98,356,158,000 for the procurement
accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee
recommendations:
SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS
Items for which additional funds have been provided as
shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the
phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in this report are
congressional interest items for the purpose of the Base for
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be
carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount specifically
addressed in the Committee report. These items remain special
interest items whether or not they are repeated in a subsequent
conference report.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
to follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report
accompanying the House version of the fiscal year 2008
Department of Defense Appropriations bill (House Report 110-
279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming
funds will remain at $20,000,000 for procurement and
$10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation.
The Secretary shall continue to follow the limitation that
prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified
dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research,
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These
thresholds are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1) or
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this report.
REPROGRAMMING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports
for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of
this Act as required in the explanatory statement accompanying
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006.
FUNDING INCREASES
The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined
in these tables shall be provided only for the specific
purposes indicated in the tables.
CLASSIFIED ANNEX
Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in a
classified annex accompanying this report.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $6,028,754,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 5,024,387,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 5,236,653,000
Change from budget request............................ +212,266,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the acquisition of
tactical and utility airplanes and helicopters, including
associated electronics, electronic warfare equipment for in-
service aircraft, ground support equipment, components and
parts such as spare engines, transmission gear boxes, and
sensor equipment. It also funds related training devices such
as combat flight simulators and production base support.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
UH-60 HELICOPTERS FOR THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
The Committee is aware that the Army National Guard
operates a fleet of 849 Black Hawk helicopters. Over half of
these helicopters are older model, high time UH-60A variants.
Under the proposed modernization plan for the total Army, the
National Guard fleet will be older, less capable, and less
reliable. At the end of fiscal year 2013, it is estimated that
the National Guard Black Hawk fleet will be composed of 484 UH-
60A models, 289 UH-60L models with the older analog cockpit,
and only 76 of the newest UH/HH-60M models. The UH-60A aircraft
need to be modernized or replaced as quickly as possible for
the Army National Guard Black Hawk fleet to remain viable and
mission capable. The Committee understands that the Army is
changing the prioritization and sequence of modernization of
UH-60A Black Hawks to divest the active component of their last
approximately 300 A-models faster and to delay modernization
for the Army National Guard. The Committee recognizes the
critical role Black Hawk helicopters serve in the Army National
Guard for their war time and homeland security missions. The
budget request includes $1,046,976,000 to purchase UH-60M
helicopters. The Committee recommendation is $1,192,976,000, an
increase of $146,000,000 above the budget request only for the
purchase of Black Hawk UH-60M helicopters for the Army National
Guard.
UH-72A LAKOTA LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER
The budget request includes $96,227,000 for the procurement
of ten Lakota Light Utility helicopters. The Army's helicopter
program had called for 31 Lakota aircraft to be funded in
fiscal year 2014. The program has consistently achieved cost,
schedule, and performance goals. The concept for the Lakota
program has worked as the Army had envisioned. The less
expensive Lakota, purchased as a commercial aircraft and non-
deployable, has been assigned to utility missions that
previously had been accomplished by a Black Hawk, thus freeing
a Black Hawk for combat duty. The Army still has a Black Hawk
shortfall and the concept to substitute Lakotas for Black Hawks
in non-combat duty remains valid. The Committee recommendation
includes $231,327,000 for the purchase of 31 UH-72A Lakota
Light Utility helicopters, an increase of $135,100,000 above
the budget request.
ENHANCED MEDIUM ALTITUDE RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
The budget request includes $142,050,000 to purchase four
low rate initial production units of the Enhanced Medium
Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS). The
Committee is aware that fiscal year 2013 Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, Army funds were planned for the purchase
of two developmental aircraft. The division of roles and
missions for intelligence gathering capability based on the C-
12 type platform has shifted, and the Army will maintain
intelligence gathering structure rather than the Air Force
serving as the sole provider. The mission shift based on the
revised vision for this mission area has resulted in a schedule
slip of one year. Accordingly, the recommendation provides
funding of $84,700,000 for EMARSS, a reduction of $57,350,000
below the budget request.
MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE
The budget request includes $518,460,000 for the
procurement of MQ-1 Gray Eagles, which includes 15 unmanned
aerial vehicles and ground equipment. The Committee has
strongly supported Army control and operation of multi-mission
unmanned aerial systems with capabilities for attack,
communications relay, support for reconnaissance and
surveillance, special operations support, deep fires support,
and others. The Committee is aware that the MQ-1 Gray Eagle
will align fielding of Universal Ground Control Stations and
Satellite Ground Data Terminals with the fielding of Automatic
Take-off and Landing Systems. The Committee recommends
$506,976,000, a decrease of $11,484,000 below the budget
request for Universal Ground Control Stations and Satellite
Ground Data Terminals that are ahead of need.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,535,433,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,334,083,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,628,083,000
Change from budget request............................ +294,000,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the acquisition of
surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, air-to-surface, and anti-
tank/assault missile systems. Also included are major
components, modifications, targets, test equipment, and
production base support.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,857,823,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,597,267,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,545,560,000
Change from budget request............................ -51,707,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the acquisition of
tanks; personnel and cargo carriers; fighting vehicles; tracked
recovery vehicles; self-propelled and towed howitzers; machine
guns; mortars; modification of in-service equipment, initial
spares; and production base support.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PALADIN PIM)
The budget request includes $260,177,000 for the
procurement of 18 sets of Paladin PIM self-propelled howitzers
and self-propelled ammunition carriers. However, the Committee
is aware that milestone C for Paladin PIM is likely to slip
into fiscal year 2014. The Committee understands that the slip
is due in part to delays in audit certification of certain
major suppliers. The contract award currently scheduled for the
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 will likely slip into fiscal
year 2014, and funds totaling $161,000,000 would not be
executed in fiscal year 2013. However, the Committee is aware
of plans to use $97,000,000 of fiscal year 2013 procurement
funds from the Paladin PIM program as a reprogramming source,
reducing the amount that the program is expected to carry into
fiscal year 2014. The Committee recommendation provides
$217,177,000, a reduction of $43,000,000 below the budget
request.
M-88A2 HERCULES IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE
The budget request includes $111,031,000 for the
procurement of 32 Improved Recovery Vehicles. The Committee is
aware of the significant operational and safety advantages of
the Hercules. The primary improvement is that the heavier and
more powerful Hercules can tow an Abrams tank without the
requirement for a brake vehicle. Additionally, the Hercules is
faster and better armored. The Committee recommendation is
$186,031,000, an increase of $75,000,000 above the budget
request which will provide for the procurement of 21 additional
Improved Recovery Vehicles.
INTEGRATED AIRBURST WEAPONS SYSTEM
The budget request includes $69,147,000 to begin production
and fielding of the Integrated Air Burst Weapons System Family.
The weapon is designed to determine the range to the target and
then fire a 25mm projectile which explodes as it passes above
the enemy defilade position. However, the weapon system has
experienced safety issues that will delay Milestone C for eight
to ten months while the Army and the developer design,
integrate, and test a solution. Milestone C will slip from the
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 to the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2014. The Committee recommendation provides
$10,000,000 for the program, a reduction of $59,147,000 below
the budget request.
CARBINE
The budget request includes $70,846,000 for carbines;
$49,592,000 to purchase 29,897 new model Individual Carbines,
and $21,254,000 to purchase 12,000 M4A1 carbines. The Committee
is aware that the Full Rate Production Decision for the
Individual Carbines program is scheduled for the fourth quarter
of fiscal year 2014 and will likely slip into fiscal year 2015.
The Committee recommends funding of $24,885,000 to purchase
15,000 new Individual Carbines, a reduction of $24,707,000 and
14,897 carbines below the budget request. The Committee
supports the purchase of 12,000 M4A1 Carbines as requested.
M1 ABRAMS TANK PRODUCTION
The Committee is aware of the uncertainty facing the M1
Abrams tank program. Production of M1A2 SEP tanks for the Army
is scheduled to be completed by December 2014. Beyond that
date, the Army and the contractor will rely to a great degree
on foreign military sales to help sustain operation of the tank
assembly facility until such time as work on Engineering Change
Proposal One begins. The Committee also understands that the
results of the Army force structure review will be released in
the summer of 2013 and may well have fewer requirements for
heavy Army battalions and heavy brigade combat teams. A
significant number of M1A2 SEP tanks may be reassigned to Army
National Guard Units that are currently equipped with M1A1s.
The request includes no funds for the production of M1A2 tanks;
however the Committee will continue to monitor Army force
structure changes and the resulting impact on the required
number of M1A2 tanks.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,641,306,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,540,437,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,465,937,000
Change from budget request............................ -74,500,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the acquisition of
ammunition, modification of in-service stock, and related
production base support including the maintenance, expansion,
and modernization of industrial facilities and equipment.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $5,741,664,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 6,465,218,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,467,751,000
Change from budget request............................ +2,533,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the acquisition of
tactical and commercial vehicles, including trucks, semi-
trailers, and trailers of all types to provide mobility and
utility support to field forces and the worldwide logistical
system; communications and electronic equipment of all types to
provide fixed, semi-fixed, and mobile strategic and tactical
communications; and other support equipment, generators and
power units, material handling equipment, medical support
equipment, special equipment for user testing, and non-system
training devices. In each of these activities, funds are also
included for the modification of in-service equipment,
investment spares and repair parts, and production base
support.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM COMPETITION
The budget request includes $323,730,000 for the
procurement of 3,123 Joint Tactical Radio System manpack units.
The Committee agrees with the guidance from the Undersecretary
of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) directing
the Army to conduct a full and open competition, open to non-
program of record vendors, during full-rate production of the
manpack radio for the remaining inventory. The Committee
strongly recommends that the Army drives cost savings and
innovation by considering the full range of available contract
vehicles at each option point, including the option of re-
competing the work.
SURGE CAPACITY FOR DOMESTIC BODY ARMOR
After twelve years of building domestic capacity, the
Committee is aware that the ability to surge production for
domestic hard body armor manufacturing may be in jeopardy. This
critical capacity should be retained to ensure the Department
of Defense can rapidly respond to future body armor surge
requirements, to include female body armor. The Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional
defense committees not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this Act on the current capabilities of domestic body armor
manufacturers to meet future surge requirements, the war
reserve objective inventory requirement for body armor, and the
steps taken by the Department to ensure the availability of
domestic hard armor manufacturers.
NATIONAL GUARD HMMWV MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
The budget request includes no funding for new HMMWVs for
the Army National Guard. The Committee recommendation includes
$100,000,000 for that purpose. The committee recognizes that
the Army National Guard has consistently included new model
HMMWVs among its top funding priorities. This funding will
enable new model HMMWVs to be introduced quickly and
efficiently into the fleet. The HMMWV will remain the backbone
of the Army National Guard's tactical wheeled vehicle fleet.
Recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy highlight the
need for reliable and capable utility vehicles to enable the
Guard to mobilize rapidly to respond immediately to state and
national needs.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $17,382,152,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 17,927,651,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 17,092,784,000
Change from budget request............................ -834,867,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement of
aircraft and related support equipment and programs; flight
simulators; equipment to modify in-service aircraft to extend
their service life, eliminate safety hazards and improve
aircraft operational effectiveness; and spare parts and ground
support equipment for all end items procured by this
appropriation.
The total amount recommended in this bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
MH-60S AND MH-60R HELICOPTERS
The Committee understands that the Navy has identified a
number of airframe upgrades for the MH-60R and MH-60S that are
not funded in the future years defense program. These upgrades
could prove to be valuable investments in the future as
capability is added, likely increasing the weight of the
aircraft. These helicopters have been in the fleet since 2001
and 2006, respectively, and are expected to remain in service
as a critical Battle Group capability until at least 2030.
Investing in keeping them current and relevant is important to
future operational effectiveness and success. Therefore, the
Secretary of the Navy is directed to develop a plan to keep
these assets current and relevant for their expected lifetimes
and to submit a report to the congressional defense committees
that outlines this plan not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act.
MARINE CORPS UNMANNED AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK
The Committee is very encouraged by the addition of EA-18G
Growler aircraft to the budget request for fiscal year 2014.
Airborne electronic attack remains a high density/low demand
asset in the Department of Defense and the Navy and Marine
Corps are the sole providers of this capability using both the
EA-6B Prowler and the EA-18G Growler aircraft.
While the Navy will completely transition to the Growler
aircraft, the Marine Corps will continue flying the Prowler
aircraft until these aircraft are retired later this decade.
The Committee is concerned about the follow-on airborne
electronic attack capability of the Marine Corps after the
Prowler aircraft are retired. With the rise in capability of
unmanned aerial vehicles, the Committee believes these
versatile platforms can be used for this critical mission. The
Secretary of the Navy is directed to study the use of unmanned
systems for organic airborne electronic attack to augment the
Marine Corps current airborne electronic attack and electronic
exploitation mission in whole or in part. This study should
address such items as benefits, drawbacks, acquisition costs,
estimated operating costs, limitations, crew safety, and
mission effectiveness of unmanned systems compared to manned
systems. The Secretary of the Navy is directed to provide a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
90 days after the enactment of this Act on the findings of this
study.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $3,036,871,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 3,122,193,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,017,646,000
Change from budget request............................ -104,547,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement of
strategic and tactical missiles, target drones, torpedoes,
guns, associated support equipment, and modification of in-
service missiles, torpedoes, and guns.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $659,897,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 589,267,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 544,116,000
Change from budget request............................ -45,151,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the acquisition of
ammunition, ammunition modernization, and ammunition-related
material for the Navy and Marine Corps.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $15,584,212,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 14,077,804,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 15,000,704,000
Change from budget request............................ +922,900,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the construction of
new ships and the purchase and conversion of existing ships,
including hull, mechanical and electrical equipment,
electronics, guns, torpedo and missile launching systems, and
communication systems.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
SHIPBUILDING
Despite assurances from the Navy that the shipbuilding
account is as healthy as it has ever been, the Committee
remains skeptical. The Navy's new stated required fleet size is
306 ships, down from the long stated but never achieved fleet
size of 313 ships. The annual 30 year shipbuilding report
provided by the Navy shows that the fleet will reach the
required fleet size of 306 ships in the year 2037, a full
quarter century from now. The Secretary of the Navy testified
that the fleet size will reach the 300 ship mark by the end of
the decade. While this is encouraging, the Committee is
concerned the fleet size remains at 300 ships for a single
year, then drops back under 300 until 2024. In fact, of the 30
years that comprise the plan, the fleet size is under 300 ships
for 16 of these years. The fleet size is at the required 306
ships or above for only the final seven years (2037 to 2043)
that are displayed in the report. The Committee believes a
truly healthy shipbuilding program should reach and sustain the
required fleet size sooner than the Navy is projecting.
Additionally, the Navy requested authority to incrementally
fund a Virginia Class Submarine in fiscal year 2014. The
Congress has authorized and appropriated funding for 18 fully
funded Virginia Class Submarines in the years prior to fiscal
year 2014. The Committee does not understand why funding
requested for this particular submarine requires violating the
Department of Defense's long standing full funding policy. The
Committee is puzzled by Navy claims of billions of dollars in
savings for the taxpayers as it is the Committee's
understanding that these savings come from the fact that the
program is conducting a multi-year procurement of ten
submarines and not from the fact that one of the submarines is
incrementally funded. Quality budget discipline, not funding
gimmicks, is called for more than ever in these times of
decreasing budgets and budget uncertainty.
Contributing to the poor health of the shipbuilding program
is sequestration. As a direct result of sequestration, a
minimum of seven destroyers and submarines from fiscal year
2013 and prior years are no longer fully funded. The cost to
make the funding for these ships whole is just over
$1,000,000,000. This funding will be required in the outyears
to complete the construction of these ships. When this funding
is added to the funding required to complete the incrementally
funded submarine, the cost to complete these ships is in excess
of $2,000,000,000. This represents funding that will not be
available to purchase new equipment or increase readiness in
future years, because it will have to pay the debt incurred by
the Navy in years past. While sequestration is in statute, the
Committee is extremely concerned about the Navy willfully
adding to its outyear liabilities by incrementally funding a
submarine. Therefore, the recommendation provides an additional
$950,000,000 to the Virginia Class Submarine program to fully
fund the program. Additionally, the Secretary of the Navy is
directed to utilize the fiscal year 2015 funding currently
reserved for the completion of the submarine to fully fund the
ships and programs that were impacted by the sequestration
reductions.
JOINT HIGH SPEED VESSEL
The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to
continue to explore missions and projects that leverage the
flexibility of the Joint High Speed Vessel and explore the
extension of the current mission envelope beyond in-theater
transport, to include such capabilities as unmanned aerial
systems and air surveillance.
SHIP DECOMMISSIONINGS
The Committee is extremely disappointed in the Navy's
inaction with respect to the seven cruisers and two amphibious
ships that were proposed for decommissioning in the fiscal year
2013 budget. Despite very clear direction from all four
congressional defense committees to keep these ships in the
fleet, the Navy has taken no steps that would indicate it is
moving toward keeping the ships for the long term. The ships
have significant life remaining and are less expensive to keep
when compared to procuring new ships with similar capabilities.
Last year the Congress provided sufficient funding for the
operation and modernization of these ships through the end of
fiscal year 2014 and that funding has gone largely untouched,
indicating an unwillingness to commit to keep these ships in
the fleet. The Committee fails to understand why the Navy would
choose to decommission these ships when it is having such a
difficult time maintaining the required fleet size through new
procurements.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation rescinds all
modernization funding from the fiscal year 2013 Ship
Modernization, Operations, and Sustainment Fund and re-
appropriates the funding in the Other Procurement, Navy,
Weapons Procurement, Navy, and Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Navy accounts. The Secretary of the Navy is
directed to use this funding for the purpose of modernization
of these seven cruisers and two amphibious ships and to retain
them in the fleet.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $5,955,078,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 6,310,257,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,824,824,000
Change from budget request............................ +514,567,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement of
major equipment and weapons other than ships, aircraft,
missiles, and torpedoes. Such equipment ranges from the latest
electronic sensors for updates of naval forces, to trucks,
training equipment, and spare parts.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,411,411,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,343,511,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,271,311,000
Change from budget request............................ -72,200,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement,
production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials,
and spare parts.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR
The Committee recognizes the continued need for the Marine
Corps to field engineering equipment for specific missions.
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy
to consider procuring the High Mobility Engineer Excavator,
currently being used by the Army, to fulfill future engineering
requirements for the Marine Corps.
HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE
The Committee recommendation includes a reduction of
$34,980,000 for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
Sustainment Modification Initiative. The Committee recognizes
the importance of this program and fully supports modifying and
maintaining these vehicles. However, given changes to the
acquisition strategy, the Committee understands that the fiscal
year 2014 funds would not be obligated until the planned fiscal
year 2015 low rate initial production contract award.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes a reduction of
the fiscal year 2014 funding because it is ahead of need.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $11,774,019,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 11,398,901,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 10,860,606,000
Change from budget request............................ -538,295,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement of
aircraft, and for modification of in-service aircraft to
improve safety and enhance operational effectiveness. It also
provides for initial spares and other support equipment to
include aerospace ground equipment and industrial facilities.
In addition, funds are provided for the procurement of flight
training simulators to increase combat readiness and to provide
for more economical training.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
MQ-9 REAPER
The Committee is deeply concerned by the Air Force's course
of action on MQ-9 Reaper production in the fiscal year 2014
budget request. Having previously cut MQ-9 production from an
annual rate of 48 to 24 in the fiscal year 2013 budget request,
the Air Force again proposes to reduce the rate to 12 in fiscal
year 2014, which is below the minimum sustaining rate. The Air
Force took this action despite no change in the MQ-9 fleet
requirement. The Air Force's proposal instead relies on an
additional 12 MQ-9 aircraft authorized and appropriated in
fiscal year 2013 to backfill its fiscal year 2014 request. This
decision represents complete and brazen contradiction of
congressional intent, which was to reduce the MQ-9 production
rate in a more orderly and less disruptive manner from 48 in
fiscal year 2012 to 36 in fiscal year 2013 and finally to a
stable rate of 24 from fiscal year 2014 onward to completion.
The Committee recommends the addition of eight MQ-9
aircraft to the fiscal year 2014 request with the understanding
that non-Department of Defense purchases will help sustain the
production line. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to procure MQ-9 aircraft funded in fiscal years 2013 and
2014 at the annual rate authorized and appropriated by the
Congress.
In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees with the fiscal year 2015 budget request providing a
detailed, location-by-location schedule for the basing of MQ-9
Reapers including, where appropriate, the replacement and
planned disposition of MQ-1 Predator aircraft to be replaced by
the MQ-9. The report shall also include the criteria by which
the Air Force determines the order of priority for MQ-9 beddown
locations and the impact that MQ-1/MQ-9 transition will have on
existing MQ-1 flying training units.
B-52 INTERNAL WEAPONS BAY UPGRADE
The fiscal year 2014 budget request includes $5,120,000 for
the first low rate initial production lot of six units for the
B-52 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade (IWBU) project. The IWBU will
provide internal and expanded carrying capacity for such weapon
systems as Joint Direct Attack Munitions, the Joint Air-to-
Surface Standoff Missile, and the Miniature Air Launched Decoy,
thereby increasing the B-52's capability to conduct
conventional strike and close air support missions. The IWBU
effort recently underwent restructuring due to cost increases,
and the Air Force now proposes to deliver IWBU capability in
separate phases and increments. The Air Force's budget request
and future years defense plan fail to include necessary funding
for the procurement effort beyond fiscal year 2014 and
pursuantly fails to include necessary information related to
the program, such as the total number of units to be procured,
the projected cost of these units, the exact phasing of
quantities and funding, the phasing of capability to be
delivered, and the year of completion--information that is
required by Department of Defense Financial Management
Regulations and necessary for congressional budget review. The
Committee is supportive of the IWBU effort but defers funding
of the first low rate initial production lot and directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to include a properly scheduled,
funded, phased, and justified program in its fiscal year 2015
budget request.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $4,962,376,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 5,343,286,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 5,267,119,000
Change from budget request............................ -76,167,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement,
installation, and checkout of strategic ballistic and other
missiles, modification of in-service missiles, and initial
spares for missile systems. It also provides for operational
space systems, boosters, payloads, drones, associated ground
equipment, non-recurring maintenance of industrial facilities,
machine tool modernization, and special program support.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE SERVICES ACQUISITION
The Committee understands that the Air Force is
implementing a revised Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)
acquisition strategy for launch services and that the Defense
Acquisition Executive has approved an award of up to 14 launch
vehicle booster cores over three years through competition if a
new entrant becomes certified. The Committee strongly supports
fair competition as a means of obtaining a reliable, quality
product in a cost-effective way. The Committee notes that
Congress has invested significant resources into satellites
that are critical to national security interests; therefore,
the Committee must have confidence in the proper procurement of
launch services.
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, which
addresses the following issues: (1) how the Air Force will
evaluate performance and reliability of the entrants, including
statistical means of predicting performance; (2) if other
contracts with the federal government directly related to
launch, such as EELV launch capability or space station
services contracts, will be considered in regard to cost or
past performance, and, if so, how the cost of such contracts
will be mitigated and accounted for in the procurement process;
(3) if all entrants will be required to operate under the
Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements, including
compliance with accounting standards; and (4) the means by
which the Air Force will assure openness and transparency in
the process.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $594,694,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 759,442,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 743,442,000
Change from budget request............................ -16,000,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the acquisition of
ammunition, modifications, spares, weapons, and other
ammunition-related items for the Air Force.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $17,082,508,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 16,760,581,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 16,791,497,000
Change from budget request............................ +30,916,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement of
weapon systems and equipment other than aircraft and missiles.
Included are vehicles, electronic and telecommunications
systems for command and control of operational forces, and
ground support equipment for weapon systems and supporting
structure.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
MQ-1/9 REMOTE SPLIT OPERATIONS
As a result of Air Force force structure actions, six Air
National Guard locations will transition to MQ-1/9 remote split
operations by fiscal year 2020. To ensure that these locations
are properly equipped for a timely and orderly transition to
this new mission, the Committee recommendation includes an
additional $50,000,000 for the procurement of equipment
associated with this mission. The Committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to submit an execution plan for
these additional funds not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $4,878,985,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 4,534,083,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,522,990,000
Change from budget request............................ -11,093,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the procurement,
production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials,
and spare parts.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $223,531,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 25,135,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 75,135,000
Change from budget request............................ +50,000,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommendation shall be distributed as
follows:
EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Budget Committee request
request recommended
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NEXT GENERATION STAR TRACKER 4,180 4,180 - - -
SYSTEM..........................
READ OUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT 2,200 2,200 - - -
FOUNDRY IMPROVEMENT AND
SUSTAINABILITY..................
SPACE QUALIFIED SOLAR CELL SUPPLY 920 920 - - -
CHAIN...........................
CRITICAL SPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE 7,200 7,200 - - -
INVESTMENT......................
ADVANCED STRUCTURAL MATERIALS.... 5,209 5,209 - - -
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICE 5,426 5,426 - - -
PRODUCTION......................
PROGRAM INCREASE................. 50,000 50,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, DEFENSE PRODUCTION 25,135 75,135 50,000
ACT.....................
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TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
The fiscal year 2014 Department of Defense research,
development, test and evaluation budget request totals
$67,520,236,000. The Committee recommendation provides
$66,409,530,000 for the research, development, test and
evaluation accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee
recommendations:
SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS
Items for which additional funds have been provided as
shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the
phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in this report are
congressional interest items for the purpose of the Base for
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be
carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount specifically
addressed in the committee report. These items remain special
interest items whether or not they are repeated in a subsequent
conference report.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
to follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report
accompanying the House version of the fiscal year 2008
Department of Defense Appropriations bill (House Report 110-
279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming
funds will remain at $20,000,000 for procurement and
$10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation.
The Secretary shall continue to follow the limitation that
prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified
dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research,
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These
thresholds are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1) or
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this report.
REPROGRAMMING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports
for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of
this Act as required in the explanatory statement accompanying
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006.
FUNDING INCREASES
The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined
in these tables shall be provided only for the specific
purposes indicated in the tables.
CLASSIFIED ANNEX
Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in a
classified annex accompanying this report.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $8,676,627,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 7,989,102,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 7,961,486,000
Change from budget request............................ -27,616,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the research,
development, test and evaluation activities of the Department
of the Army. The total amount recommended in the bill will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2014:
MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY
The budget request includes $53,340,000 in the Munitions
Standardization Effectiveness and Safety line. The Committee
recommendation fully funds the request. The Committee is aware
that multiple programs and projects are funded in this program
element, including research and development of energetics
technologies. The Committee recognizes the benefits of these
technologies to the warfighter by creating munitions with
greater performance and precision while also reducing adverse
environmental impacts. The Committee commends the Army for its
continuing work in energetics technology and strongly
encourages that funding available in this line be allocated for
research in energetics technologies.
WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY
The budget request includes $37,798,000 for the Weapons and
Munitions Technology line. The Committee recommendation
includes $52,798,000, an increase of $15,000,000 above the
budget request. Under this program element, the Army invests in
future technologies while seeking to spiral new technologies to
warfighters, including light armament, multi-purpose munitions,
specialty explosives and warheads, insensitive munitions, fire
control sensors, and seekers for enemy neutralization. The
Committee notes that the program funding will support a
dedicated effort to mature and update prototypes and deliver
armament and munitions technologies that will enhance lethality
and survivability, as well as expanded manufacturing
technologies for explosives and dual-use.
WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
The budget request includes $63,919,000 for the Weapons and
Munitions Advanced Technology line. The Committee
recommendation provides $73,919,000, an increase of $10,000,000
above the budget request, to support the demonstration of
advanced lethal and non-lethal weapons and munitions
technologies to increase battlefield lethality and security.
The program supports the maturation and demonstration of
enabling components and subsystems which provide scalable
lethal and non-lethal effects, key subsystems that enable an
electromagnetic gun weapons system demonstrator, and a tactical
high energy laser weapons system demonstrator.
WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK--TACTICAL
The budget request includes $272,384,000 for the continued
development of Increment 3 of the Warfighter Information
Network--Tactical (WIN--T). The Committee recommendation is
$235,384,000, a decrease of $37,000,000 below the budget
request. The Committee recommendation will support the
Increment 3 effort and maintain the necessary pace in the
overall WIN-T program.
MALARIA VACCINE DEVELOPMENT
The Committee recognizes the importance of finding a
vaccine for preventing malaria and commends the Secretary of
the Army for continuing to fund this significant research. A
malaria vaccine will reduce or eliminate the need for anti-
malarial drugs and will protect warfighters in austere,
malaria-prone environments. Therefore, the Committee fully
funds the request for $9,600,000 for vaccines for the
prevention of malaria.
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER
The Committee supports the funding included in the budget
request for the Systems Engineering Research Center, a national
resource that is a university affiliated research center. It is
comprised of 23 collaborating universities, and provides a
broad base of talent to conduct vital systems research. By
doing so, it helps enhance the Department of Defense's
capability for the successful development, integration,
testing, and sustainability of completed defense systems,
services, and enterprises.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $16,963,398,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 15,974,780,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 15,368,352,000
Change from budget request............................ -606,428,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the research,
development, test and evaluation activities of the Department
of the Navy, which includes the Marine Corps. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
The Committee commends the Navy for its efforts in
developing ocean energy technologies as defined in the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007. These efforts will
ultimately result in reducing the cost of energy and increasing
energy security at Department of Defense facilities. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to coordinate
its development efforts with the Department of Energy and
designated National Marine Renewable Energy Centers for ocean
renewable energy demonstration activities at or near Department
of Defense facilities.
HIGHLY INTEGRATED PHOTONICS
The Committee is encouraged by the Navy's development of
photonic technology to transmit and process information in
wired and chip-level electronic components. Photonics can
dramatically reduce platform size, weight, power requirements,
and sustainment costs. This technology can also be used
throughout the Department of Defense in various platforms. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to continue the
development of this technology and looks forward to the
incorporation of photonics in an operational platform.
AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST
The Automated Test and Re-test (ATRT) project continues to
achieve results. The reduced labor requirements and cost
savings for programs that have utilized the tool are
impressive. The Committee is concerned by reports that the Navy
may not yet be fully supportive of the effort, may reduce the
funding applied to the project in execution as well as in
future budget years, and does not seem to have a plan to take
full advantage of this tool. Therefore, the Secretary of the
Navy is directed to provide a report to the congressional
defense committees outlining the plan for the full
implementation of ATRT. This report should include a funding
plan and timeline for the continued development and technology
transition of ATRT. This report shall be submitted not later
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.
BONE MARROW REGISTRY
The Committee recommendation includes $31,500,000 for the
Department of the Navy to be administered by the Bone Marrow
Registry, also known as and referred to within the Naval
Medical Research Center as the C.W. Bill Young Marrow Donor
Recruitment and Research Program. Funds appropriated for the
Bone Marrow Registry shall remain available only for the
purposes for which they are appropriated, and may only be
obligated for the Bone Marrow Registry. This Department of
Defense donor center has recruited more than 750,000 Department
of Defense volunteers, and provides more marrow donors per week
than any other donor center in the Nation. More than 5,600
servicemembers and other Department volunteers from this donor
center have provided marrow to save the lives of patients. The
success of this national and international life-saving program
for military and civilian patients, which now includes more
than 11,000,000 potential volunteer donors, is admirable.
Further, the agencies involved in contingency planning are
encouraged to continue to include the Bone Marrow Registry in
the development and testing of their contingency plans. The
Department of Defense form (DD Form 1414) shall show this as a
congressional interest item. The Department is further directed
to release all the funds appropriated for this purpose to the
Bone Marrow Registry not later than 60 days after the enactment
of this Act.
SHIPBOARD LIGHTING
The Committee is aware that the Navy is extremely active in
energy initiatives to reduce the acquisition and operating cost
of the fleet. With light emitting diode (LED) lighting
technology rapidly advancing, the replacement of existing
fluorescent shipboard lighting with LED lights would seem to be
an idea well suited for the Navy to explore as an energy
initiative. The Committee urges the Secretary of the Navy to
study the concept of converting shipboard lighting to LED
lights.
COASTAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
The Committee understands the importance of the littoral
region to the Navy. The Committee believes that additional
research regarding the characteristics of the magnetic and
electric fields in the coastal ocean regions and the
development of predictive techniques to distinguish ships and
submarines from naturally occurring background ocean features
would pay dividends as the Navy shifts operations to the
littoral regions. Therefore, the Committee urges the Secretary
of the Navy to conduct additional research in this critical
area.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $25,432,738,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 25,702,946,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 24,947,354,000
Change from budget request............................ -755,592,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the research,
development, test and evaluation activities of the Department
of the Air Force. The total amount recommended in the bill will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2014:
GLOBAL HAWK BLOCK 30
The Committee continues to support retention of the Global
Hawk Block 30 fleet and includes language in the Act directing
the Air Force to execute funds previously appropriated for the
procurement of three additional Block 30 aircraft, sensors
(including the Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite and Airborne
Signals Intelligence Payload), and accompanying equipment and
services. The Air Force recently reported to the Committee that
the adoption of U-2 sensors to Block 30 aircraft is feasible
and less costly than improvement of Block 30 sensors to the
level of ``parity'' with the U-2. The Committee recommendation
includes $50,000,000 only for the integration, test, and
demonstration of U-2 imagery sensors on a Block 30 aircraft.
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit
an execution plan for these additional funds to the
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act.
JSTARS TEST AIRCRAFT
The Committee is concerned by the Air Force's proposal in
the budget request to place the Joint Surveillance Target
Attack Radar System (JSTARS) T-3 test aircraft in preservation
storage. The Committee is concerned by the impact that this
proposal will have on current integration and test efforts,
especially those required by the National Guard. The Committee
therefore recommends an additional $10,000,000 to continue
normal operations of the JSTARS test aircraft.
HARD TARGET NEW START EFFORTS
The budget request includes $14,000,000 for two new starts
related to hard targets, including $2,500,000 for the 5,000-
pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (5K JDAM) demonstration
under the JDAM program and $11,500,000 for the advanced 2,000-
pound penetrator (A2K) demonstration under Armament/Ordnance
Development. The Committee notes that an analysis of
alternatives (AoA) on hard target munitions is underway and is
scheduled to complete in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.
The Committee recommendation includes full funding for these
new start efforts but directs that no funds shall be obligated
or expended for 5K JDAM or A2K until 15 days after the
Secretary of the Air Force reports to the congressional defense
committees on the results of the approved hard target munitions
AoA and describes how these new start efforts are consistent
with those results.
AIRBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR/MOVING TARGET INDICATOR
The Committee is concerned by the lack of funding in the
budget request for efforts to further the airborne synthetic
aperture radar/moving target indicator (SAR/MTI) mission,
despite the completion of the airborne SAR/MTI and Joint STARS
mission area analysis of alternatives (AoA) in June 2012. The
Committee urges the Secretary of the Air Force to include all
necessary funding required to initiate any acquisition effort
pursuant to a material development decision for airborne SAR/
MTI systems in its fiscal year 2015 budget request. The
Committee also notes that $10,000,000 was provided in the
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013,
to initiate any such effort, and directs the Secretary of the
Air Force to notify the congressional defense committees not
later than September 30, 2013 of its intentions regarding the
use of these funds.
F-22 OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The Committee is supportive of recent efforts by the Air
Force to pursue an open system architecture for F-22 mission
systems, which will allow the introduction of greater
competition in the acquisition of existing and future upgrades
to the only existing operational fifth-generation fighter
aircraft possessed by the U.S. Armed Forces. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to increase its
exploitation of this open systems architecture and to subject a
greater number of modernization and modification efforts to
competitive procurement.
KC-46A
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
continue to submit quarterly reports on any KC-46A contract
modifications with a cost greater than or equal to $5,000,000,
as directed by the explanatory statement accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.
CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR SURVIVABILITY
The Committee continues to direct the Secretary of the Air
Force to make high priority investments in technologies and
systems that will ensure the safety of pilots in environments
contaminated by chemical or biological agents as well as the
timely decontamination of aircraft and equipment that may be
affected by exposure to such environments, and to ensure that
funding for such investments is adequately phased to support
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN)
survivability for all systems designated as CBRN mission
critical.
STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL METALS
The Committee recognizes the importance of strategic and
critical metals such as aluminum, beryllium, nickel-based
superalloys, and titanium. As these metals are used in
aircraft, jet engines, and other critical weapon systems and
defense products, the Committee emphasizes the important role
that the availability and cost-efficiency of these metals play
in the affordability of weapon systems. The public-private
partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory and the
Metals Affordability Initiative Consortium aims to reduce the
cost of these metals and the time needed to incorporate such
metals into systems. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Air Force and the Secretary of Defense to pursue both
cooperative and competitive efforts to solve challenges related
to affordability and implementation.
AIRCRAFT WINDOWS
As an alternative to replacing polycarbonate and acrylic
windows on fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, the Committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense to explore and utilize new
technologies, where appropriate, that can improve aircrew and
passenger survivability while reducing operating costs.
LASER-DRIVEN X-RAY TECHNOLOGY
The Committee continues to place a high priority on
research that addresses the threats of nuclear proliferation
and nuclear terrorism, as well as research that addresses
efficient and cost-effective maintenance of heavy equipment and
personnel safety. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to conduct research in new, laser-driven x-ray
technologies with a proven capability to detect nuclear weapons
and investigate heavy equipment to identify potential equipment
failures before they happen.
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE PROGRAM PLANNING AND EXECUTION
The Committee continues to monitor the debate within the
National Security Space community over how to most cost
effectively design and manage space programs. The Committee is
concerned that affinity for certain architecture concepts may
be affecting program execution and putting at risk operations
of some of the Nation's most important and critical national
security space capabilities. To help inform the debate and
assist in putting the nation's space programs on a sustainable
plan for the future, the Director of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation is directed to update the space industrial
base study to quantitatively assess the consequences of the
various acquisition approaches being advocated within the space
community. The approaches reviewed should include, but not be
limited to, new architectures of small satellites, evolution of
legacy systems, and leveraging of commercial systems. The
report should address the complete system, including the space
segment, ground segment, and user terminals such that a
complete cost to implement is understood. The results shall be
provided to the congressional defense committees not later than
December 31, 2013.
SPACE MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE
The Committee is concerned by the inability of the Air
Force to define its Space Modernization Initiative (SMI),
despite many questions by the Committee. Key to the discussion
is the relevance of SMI-funded projects to the programs of
record within which they are funded and the ability of those
projects to have a significant and cost-effective contribution
to those programs. The Committee directs the Secretary of the
Air Force to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
Act, which provides a definition of space modernization
initiative (or initiatives, if it differs by program). The
report should describe how projects or concepts are proposed;
explain how concepts are evaluated for funding, including
relevance to the program of record and if certain project types
would be excluded from SMI; define who is responsible for
decisions, if there is a review board, and if current industry
participants or other stakeholders outside the Air Force are
involved in proposing or evaluating concepts; and define how
effectiveness will be evaluated, both of individual projects
and of SMI as a whole.
SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM GROUND ENHANCEMENTS
In fiscal year 2013, the Air Force was provided $40,000,000
for acceleration of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)
ground segment automated sensor tasking and an additional
$40,000,000 for ground enhancements. The Committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide an update to the
congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after
the enactment of this Act regarding the progress of these SBIRS
elements, the status of the funds, and the schedule adjustment
for automated sensor tasking that resulted from the funding.
HUMAN PERFORMANCE SENSING
The Committee recognizes and supports the Air Force
Research Laboratory's (AFRL) research into human performance
sensing, which is a key element of human-machine interface
technology. Advances in nano-biomaterial technology hold the
potential to greatly increase human performance sensing
capability, thereby improving mission performance and personnel
safety. The Committee encourages the AFRL to continue its
research into the manufacture of nano-biomaterial sensors
capable of detecting biomarkers and other substances which
correlate to conditions such as stress, fatigue, and organ
damage.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $18,631,946,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 17,667,108,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 17,885,538,000
Change from budget request............................ +218,430,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the research,
development, test and evaluation activities of the Department
of Defense for defense-wide activities. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS
The Committee is encouraged that the Department of Defense
is firmly committed to vigorous efforts with respect to
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-
Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI). The Committee is aware that the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering)
issued guidance on December 2, 2011 calling for the
reinvigoration of the relationship between the Department of
Defense and the HBCU/MIs.
Further, the Committee is concerned about the long-term
development of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) workforce pipeline for underrepresented
minorities, and notes the National Academy of Sciences'
recommendation that the federal government increase funding for
undergraduate and graduate STEM programs focused on increasing
the participation and success of minority students through
engaged mentoring, enriching research experiences, and
opportunities to publish, present, and network. Consistent with
the report of the National Academy of Sciences ``Expanding
Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and
Technology Talent at the Crossroads,'' the Committee encourages
the Department to emphasize STEM education improvement within
the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority
Institutions program. Accordingly, the Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to consider these factors when awarding
competitive funding under this program, as well as ensuring
that selected programs have a sufficiently large cohort of
students to allow for effective peer-to-peer mentoring, which
has proven to be an effective model for ensuring the success of
underrepresented minority students in the sciences.
CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE
The Committee recognizes the significance of having a
Prompt Global Strike capability, and is aware of the successful
test of the Army's Advanced Hypersonic Weapon conducted on
November 17, 2011. Further, the Committee is aware that the
planned use of over $200,000,000 of fiscal year 2013 funding is
sufficient to conduct an additional test of the Conventional
Prompt Global Strike capability. While the Committee
understands the desire to have a possible sea-launched option,
the Committee is also aware of the growing possibility of near-
term threats. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary
of Defense to follow through on its stated intent regarding the
fiscal year 2013 funding by expeditiously scheduling follow-on
plans for a second flight test of the Army's Advanced
Hypersonic Weapon.
CORROSION CONTROL
The Committee is encouraged by Department of Defense
efforts to advance innovative, joint Service approaches to
corrosion prevention and corrosion control, but remains
concerned by the continued costs and impact of corrosion on
military equipment and infrastructure. The Committee believes
the use of a comprehensive, online repository consisting of
advanced corrosion technical data, industry findings, and
professional corrosion studies would strengthen existing
Department of Defense corrosion efforts, prevent unnecessary
and duplicative single Service research pursuits, and generate
significant cost savings across the military Services.
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Director of the Office
of Corrosion Policy and Oversight to develop a comprehensive,
online corrosion analysis database, in collaboration with
leading professional societies with expertise in the effects of
corrosion, to support the Department's Corrosion Prevention and
Control Program.
SPECIALTY METALS
The Committee applauds the Department of Defense for its
March 2013 Final Rule to revise the definition of ``produce''
as it applies to specialty metals. This rule helps maintain a
strong domestic armor steel plate industry and strengthens the
defense industrial base, as well as the overall economic
strength of the United States. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to continue to incentivize investment in
the manufacturing capacity, process technology, research and
development necessary to meet the needs of the U.S. military,
thereby reducing the possibility of supply shortages.
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
The Committee recognizes the importance of the Department
of Defense's ability to apply high performance computing to
gain military superiority for the warfighter. The Committee
also recognizes the importance of high performance computing in
the broader defense scientific and technology community to
enable faster and more capable processors designed to save
energy and overcome speed barriers. Therefore, the Committee
fully funds the fiscal year 2014 request, and recommends a
sustained modernization program at a level not less than the
amount enacted for fiscal year 2012.
MANUFACTURING EXPERIMENTATION AND OUTREACH
The Committee is encouraged by the progress of the
Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach program within the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Tactical
Technology Office. This program engages high school-age
students in a series of collaborative design and distributed
manufacturing experiments by deploying up to a thousand
computer-numerically-controlled manufacturing machines to high
schools nationwide. The goal is to encourage students across
clusters of schools to collaborate via social networking media
to jointly design and build systems of moderate complexity,
such as mobile robots, in response to prize challenges. In
order to allow the greatest number of students to receive
access to the most advanced manufacturing technology, the
Committee urges the Director of DARPA to place a greater
emphasis on technology that allows students to remotely access
advanced cyber-enabled additive manufacturing equipment.
COMMON KILL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
The Committee recognizes the importance of the Missile
Defense Agency's new Common Kill Vehicle Technology program to
consolidate the development of kill vehicles and to transition
a discriminating kill vehicle to both Ground-based Interceptors
and the Standard Missile-3.
Although the Committee recognizes that the announcement of
this new initiative occurred shortly before the budget
submission, it is concerned with the lack of detailed
justification materials and future plans and budgets for the
program.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes a transfer
of $70,000,000, the amount requested for the program, from the
Ballistic Missile Defense Technology line to create a new line
specifically for the Common Kill Vehicle Technology program.
This will allow for greater visibility and oversight of the
program.
The Committee also understands the importance of
capitalizing on existing industrial base innovations, and urges
the Director, Missile Defense Agency to fund risk reduction
efforts for components such as the Divert and Attitude Control
System.
GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTORS
The Committee is concerned by the increasing military
threat posed by North Korea. Evidence of this threat is present
in North Korea's three nuclear tests and, most recently, in the
launch of several short range missiles. The Committee is aware
that part of the response to this threat is to increase the
number of Ground-based Interceptors (GBIs) fielded as part of
the Ground-based Midcourse segment of the missile defense
architecture.
Despite the threat, the Committee is also concerned about
the state of development and potential reliability of the GBI
missiles. The test record of the GBI and associated sensors has
been mixed, including a failed test in December 2010, and a
successful test in January 2013. The Committee supports the
strategic hedge these missiles provide, but believes that
fielded equipment needs to be effective. Accordingly, the
Committee directs the Department of Defense Inspector General
to provide a report not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this Act to the congressional defense committees which
reviews the planned testing of the GBI program from fiscal year
2014 through fiscal year 2017. The report should comment on the
adequacy of testing to ensure that the GBI missiles are
reliable and effective.
EMBEDDED DIAGNOSTICS
The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to fund
joint government, university, and industry efforts to advance
the technology and use of embedded diagnostics for unmanned
aircraft. This improves safety by predicting future failures
while simultaneously saving significant costs by eliminating
the need for unnecessary overhaul and replacement of
components.
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
The Committee remains concerned about the state of defense
microelectronics, with regard to both the availability of a
trusted supply chain, as well as the long-term health and
vitality of the industrial base. The Committee believes that
actively engaging all accredited suppliers is important to
maintaining this industrial base in the Trusted Foundry
Program, which will be important for ensuring dependable,
continuous long-term access to trusted mission critical
semiconductors. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to employ measures to ensure competition within the
Trusted Foundry Program.
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $223,768,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 186,300,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 246,800,000
Change from budget request............................ +60,500,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the research,
development, test and evaluation activities of the Department
of Defense for defense-wide activities. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
TITLE V
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,516,184,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,545,827,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,545,827,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,545,827,000
for the Defense Working Capital Funds accounts. This funding
supports the purchase of $25,158,000 for Army war reserve
material, $61,731,000 for Air Force war reserve material,
$46,428,000 for Defense Logistics Agency distribution services,
and $1,412,510,000 for Defense Commissary Agency operations
costs.
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $697,840,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 730,700,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 595,700,000
Change from budget request............................ -135,000,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the lease, operation,
and supply of pre-positioning ships, operation of the Ready
Reserve Force, and acquisition of ships for the Military
Sealift Command, the Ready Reserve Force, and the Marine Corps.
EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee Change from
Budget request recommended request
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STRATEGIC SEALIFT ACQUISITION.......................... 178,321 43,321 -135,000
Afloat forward staging base--previously -135,000 - - -
appropriated......................................
DoD MOBILIZATION ASSETS................................ 197,296 197,296 - - -
SEALIFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT....................... 56,058 56,058 - - -
READY RESERVE FORCE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE......... 299,025 299,025 - - -
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Total, National Defense Sealift Fund........... 30,700 595,700 -135,000
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TITLE VI
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $32,715,304,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 33,054,528,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 33,573,582,000
Change from budget request............................ +519,054,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for the Defense Health
Program of the Department of Defense. The total amount
recommended in the bill will provide the following program in
fiscal year 2014:
REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
The Committee remains concerned regarding the transfer of
funds from Direct (or In-House) Care to pay for contractor-
provided medical care. To limit such transfers and improve
oversight within the Defense Health Program operation and
maintenance account, the Committee includes a provision which
caps the funds available for Private Sector Care under the
TRICARE program subject to prior approval reprogramming
procedures. The provision and accompanying report language
included by the Committee should not be interpreted as limiting
the amount of funds that may be transferred to the Direct Care
System from other budget activities within the Defense Health
Program. In addition, the Committee continues to designate the
funding for the Direct Care System as a congressional special
interest item. Any transfer of funds from the Direct (or In-
house) Care budget activity into the Private Sector Care budget
activity or any other budget activity will require the
Secretary of Defense to follow prior approval reprogramming
procedures.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide
written notification to the congressional defense committees of
cumulative transfers in excess of $15,000,000 out of the
Private Sector Care budget activity. The Committee further
directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to
provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense
committees on budget execution data for all of the Defense
Health Program accounts and to adequately reflect changes to
the budget activities requested by the Services in future
budget submissions.
CARRYOVER
For fiscal year 2014, the Committee recommends one percent
carryover authority for the operation and maintenance account
of the Defense Health Program. The Committee directs the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a
detailed spending plan for any fiscal year 2013 designated
carryover funds to the congressional defense committees not
less than 30 days prior to executing the carryover funds.
WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AND FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL
The military medical treatment facilities provide our
servicemembers, retirees, and their families with world class
healthcare. Nowhere is that more true than at the Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center and the Fort Belvoir Community
Hospital. However, the Committee is aware that for the last few
years, the two hospitals in the National Capital Region have
been underfunded in the base budget and have only remained
solvent with mid-year and end-of-year funds that have become
available from within the Defense Health Program appropriation.
The Committee believes that the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) is fully committed to solving the underlying
funding shortfall and understands that future funding levels
will be re-baselined in order to protect the operations of
these two flagship institutions.
EMBEDDED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
The Committee understands the tremendous toll exacted on
all servicemembers and their families, including those in the
special operations and National Guard and reserve communities,
after more than a decade of war. The Committee has always made
the care of forces and their families its highest priority.
The Committee appreciates the focus that the Commander,
Special Operations Command, has put on the psychological health
and well-being of special operations forces and their families
and recognizes the importance of providing support to this
vulnerable population.
Further, the Committee recognizes the success of the
embedded behavioral health program and fully supports its
expansion to the special operations community. However, the
Committee believes that the mental health needs of all
servicemembers, including special operators, are most
appropriately addressed within the Defense Health Program by
the Service Surgeons General to ensure the highest quality
continuity of care for the servicemember.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation transfers
$21,300,000 requested within the Special Operations Command
operation and maintenance budget to the Defense Health Program
to address the needs of the special operations community. The
Committee directs the Service Surgeons General to work with the
Commander, Special Operations Command to implement an embedded
behavioral health program for special operations units during
fiscal year 2014.
The Committee also recognizes that National Guard and
reserve personnel in states at high risk for suicide and
dangerous behavioral health conditions need convenient access
to mental health professionals for proper screening and care.
Onsite access to embedded mental health specialists during
training assemblies has proven successful in overcoming
geographical, stigma, and time barriers that might otherwise
bar a member from similar services in an underserved community.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to work
with the Chief, National Guard Bureau and Service Surgeons
General to implement an embedded behavioral health program for
National Guard and reserve component servicemembers in order to
provide reserve component personnel with ready access to
screening and treatment during unit training assemblies and
urges the Secretary of Defense to robustly fund these programs.
INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
The Committee has grown increasingly frustrated with the
inability of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to
develop and procure an integrated electronic health record.
Despite the mandate for full interoperability included in the
fiscal year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, it was not
until 2011 that the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs
committed to a plan to create a single integrated health
record. Since that time, the two agencies have made halfhearted
efforts to achieve that goal; however, earlier this year, the
two Secretaries announced that they would no longer seek to
create a single, common health record, instead falling back to
the as-of-yet unattainable goal of interoperability. The
Committee is dismayed at the lack of progress by the two
Departments to achieve any kind of interoperability. The
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days
after the enactment of this Act which provides the long-term
way ahead for the program, an explanation of the anticipated
future role, if any, of the joint Interagency Program Office,
and the use of the funds spent to date by that office.
JOINT WARFIGHTER MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
The Committee recommendation includes $45,000,000 for the
continuation of the Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program.
The funding shall be used to augment and accelerate high
priority Department of Defense and Service medical requirements
and to continue prior year initiatives that are close to
achieving their objectives and yielding a benefit to military
medicine. The funding shall not be used for new projects or for
basic research, and it shall be awarded at the discretion of
the Secretary of Defense following a review of medical research
and development gaps as well as unfinanced medical requirements
of the Services. Further, the Committee directs the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a report not
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act to the
congressional defense committees which lists the projects that
receive funding. The report should include the funding amount
awarded to each project, a thorough description of each
project's research, and the benefit the research will provide
to the Department of Defense.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE
The Committee remains concerned with pain management
prescription medication dependency among servicemembers. It is
imperative that proper steps are taken to prevent
overmedication and that treatment options are available for
those facing possible addiction. The Committee recognizes that
the Department of Defense currently provides a range of
Medication Therapy Management services at military treatment
facilities. These services are designed to optimize therapy or
the adherence to therapy between providers, pharmacists, and
patients. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a report not later than 180
days after the enactment of this Act to the congressional
defense committees detailing the progress of including
pharmacists in the care team provided by the Patient Center
Medical Home (PCMH), the success rate of patients in properly
adhering to medicine treatment and prescription levels, and
whether there have been cases in which the inclusion of a
pharmacist in the PCMH has contributed to reducing the level of
medication taken by patients who may have been overmedicating.
PEER-REVIEWED CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMS
The Committee recommendation includes $120,000,000 for the
peer-reviewed breast cancer research program, $80,000,000 for
the peer-reviewed prostate cancer research program, $20,000,000
for the peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research program,
$10,500,000 for the peer-reviewed lung cancer research program,
and $15,000,000 for the peer-reviewed cancer research program
that would research cancers not addressed in the aforementioned
programs currently executed by the Department of Defense.
The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research
program are directed to be used to conduct research in the
following areas: blood cancer, colorectal cancer, genetic
cancer research, kidney cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer,
melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma, pancreatic
cancer, and pediatric brain tumors.
The funds provided under the peer-reviewed cancer research
program shall be used only for the purposes listed above. The
Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) to provide a report not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act to the congressional defense committees
on the status of the peer-reviewed cancer research program. For
each research area, the report should include the funding
amount awarded, the progress of the research, and the relevance
of the research to servicemembers and their families.
The Committee also encourages the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) to establish a task force to focus on
research for metastasized cancer of all types, with a focus on
clinical and translational research aimed at extending the
lives of advanced stage and recurrent patients.
Further, the Committee also encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to fund cancer research
that combines molecular data on cancer and non-cancer tissues
with information regarding demographic and lifestyle factors
that could influence treatment response.
PEER-REVIEWED AUTISM RESEARCH PROGRAM
The Committee recommendation includes $6,000,000 for the
peer-reviewed autism research program. The Committee is
concerned that the increasing prevalence of autism could have
an impact on the pool of potential candidates for military
service and believes that a sustained research effort is
necessary to find the causal agents of autism. Therefore, the
Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) to support research within the peer-reviewed autism
research program that seeks to understand possible
environmental causes of autism spectrum disorders.
PRE-DEPLOYMENT RESILIENCY TRAINING
The Committee commends the Army, with the support of the
Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, and the Marine
Corps, with the support of the Office of Naval Research and
Naval Health Research Center, for studying innovative
approaches to building mental resiliency and combating post-
traumatic stress in servicemembers. The physiologically proven
positive effects of skills-based resiliency training before
deployment are encouraging in the continued effort to combat
the onslaught of post-traumatic stress. The Committee
encourages the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy to continue
pursuing the implementation of skills-based resiliency training
for all soldiers and Marines who are preparing for deployment.
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN MILITARY DEPENDENTS
The Committee is concerned with the rise in outpatient
mental health cases among children of active duty and reserve
servicemembers. The Committee believes that it is imperative to
develop efficient means to identify children at risk of
deployment-related mental health issues and to provide tools,
education, and guidance to the professionals and families
caring for these children. It is also important that the proper
steps are taken to prevent predictable mental health problems
from manifesting in dependent children. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense to make the prevention of
childhood trauma in military dependents a priority.
AIR FORCE ACUITY MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM
The Committee understands that the Air Force Military
Acuity Model has provided benefits such as more efficient and
improved access to care. The Committee encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to consider expanding use
of the model throughout the military health system.
COOPERATION BETWEEN MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES, CIVILIAN HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES, AND UNIVERSITIES
The Committee recognizes the importance of cooperation
between military medical facilities, universities, and other
civilian partners to provide valuable medical trauma training
to sustain the education of military medical providers. This
training and real-life experience contributes to maintaining
the capabilities of the National Guard Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, and Nuclear Explosives Enhanced Response Force
Packages, the National Guard Homeland Response Forces, and the
Army Reserve Consequence Management Response Forces.
The Committee encourages the Chiefs of the National Guard
Bureau and the Army Reserve to continue to pursue trauma
training with civilian partners in order to maintain unit
medical readiness at optimum levels as military healthcare
providers maintain their individual skills to respond
effectively to emergency incidents. Additionally, in order to
minimize civilian-military operational gaps and maximize
interoperability in the event of a catastrophic incident, the
Committee encourages the development of enhanced preparedness
medical training programs focusing on mass casualty triage,
disaster life support, hazardous material life support, and
psychological health by maximizing civilian-based advanced
trauma expertise gained through day-to-day experiences and
medical research programs.
THERMAL INJURY PREVENTION
The Committee commends the Secretary of Defense for
establishing standards to prevent thermal injuries caused by
aviation assets. However, recognizing that thermal injuries can
also be caused by other equipment, the Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to establish similar requirements for
ground platforms. Survivability enhancement efforts such as
fire prevention, fire suppression, and fuel containment should
continually be addressed in order to provide the best possible
protection. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act to the congressional defense committees detailing a
potential plan for implementation of thermal injury prevention
requirements and standards on ground platforms.
MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS
The Committee remains concerned with the ongoing stigma
associated with servicemembers seeking assistance for mental
and behavioral health issues. The Committee encourages the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and the Service
Surgeons General to leverage all existing resources, within
both military and civilian facilities, to provide comprehensive
mental and behavioral health services to servicemembers and to
continue efforts to reduce this stigma.
MEDICAL RECORDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS
The Committee supports actions taken by the Secretary of
Defense to implement a policy for the retention of evidence and
records relating to sexual assaults. The Committee believes
that it is important for the Services to implement policies,
procedures, and processes to ensure detailed evidence and
records are maintained, as well as transmitted as appropriate,
to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Record sharing between
the two Departments should include any medical details of
sexual assault victims that accurately describe the physical
and emotional injuries resulting from a sexual trauma that
occurred during active duty service. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of Defense to ensure that these important records
are appropriately maintained and transferred, as required, to
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,301,786,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 1,057,123,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,057,123,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides for funds the Chemical Agents
and Munitions Destruction activities of the Department of
Defense.
The Committee recommendation includes $1,057,123,000 for
the Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense program.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Budget Committee Request
Request Recommended
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........ 451,572 451,572 - - -
PROCUREMENT...................... 1,368 1,368 - - -
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 604,183 604,183 - - -
EVALUATION......................
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TOTAL, CHEMICAL AGENTS AND 1,057,123 1,057,123 - - -
MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION,
DEFENSE.....................
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $1,159,263,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 938,545,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,007,762,000
Change from budget request............................ +69,217,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides funds for military personnel;
operation and maintenance; procurement; and research,
development, test and evaluation for drug interdiction and
counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense to include
activities related to narcoterrorism.
EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Budget Committee Request
Request Recommended
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER- 938,545 1,007,762 69,217
DRUG ACTIVITIES.................
National Guard counter-drug 109,597 239,597 130,000
program.....................
Young Marines--drug demand 4,000 - - -
reduction...................
HQ Support to COCOMs growth.. -1,500 - - -
CN--Admin/Program Travel -1,553 - - -
growth......................
CN--Commercial Transportation -1,766 - - -
growth......................
CN--Supplies and Materials -3,304 - - -
growth......................
Previously funded RDTE -6,660 - - -
projects....................
Historical underobligation... -50,000 - - -
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NATIONAL GUARD STATE PLANS
The Committee recommendation includes $130,000,000 above
the fiscal year 2014 request to supplement the National Guard
Counter-Drug program. The Committee is dismayed that, for the
second year in a row, the budget request woefully underfunds
the National Guard Counter-Drug program, which recommends a
nearly forty percent reduction from the fiscal year 2012 budget
request and a nearly fifty percent reduction from the fiscal
year 2012 enacted level. The Committee recognizes the
importance of the mission of the National Guard Counter-Drug
program as a support organization to combatant commands and
federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Additionally, the National Guard Counter-Drug training centers
provide invaluable training tools to soldiers, airmen, law
enforcement agencies, and community-based personnel. The
Committee designates the funding included in the budget request
and the additional $130,000,000 as a congressional special
interest item. Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to robustly fund the National Guard Counter-Drug
program in subsequent budget years.
SUPPORT OF COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN
The Committee remains concerned over the high level of
violent crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The
Committee notes that the homicide rate in each territory is
significantly higher than any other U.S. jurisdiction and that
many of these homicides are linked to the cross-border trade of
illegal narcotics. The Committee further notes that data
collected by federal law enforcement agencies appear to confirm
that the U.S. territories in the Caribbean have become an
increasingly attractive trans-shipment route for drug
traffickers seeking to supply the U.S. mainland. The Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report not later
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act to the
congressional defense committees on detection, monitoring, and
other counter-drug activities the Department is undertaking, or
intends to undertake, to support law enforcement operations in
and around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... - - -
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... $98,800,000
Committee recommendation.............................. - - -
Change from budget request............................ -98,800,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommends no funding for the Joint Urgent
Operational Needs Fund.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $350,321,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 312,131,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 347,000,000
Change from budget request............................ +34,869,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommendation includes $347,000,000 for the
Office of the Inspector General.
The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2014:
EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Budget Committee request
request recommended
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........ 311,131 346,000 34,869
Program increase 34,869 - - -
PROCUREMENT...................... 1,000 1,000 - - -
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TOTAL, OFFICE OF THE 312,131 347,000 34,869
INSPECTOR GENERAL...........
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INSPECTOR GENERAL VACANCY
The Committee is concerned by the ongoing vacancy of the
Department of Defense Inspector General position. This position
has been vacant since December 2011, and while the position is
being filled temporarily by the Acting Inspector General, no
successor has been nominated during that time period. The
Inspector General is responsible for conducting audits and
investigations, informing Congress and the Secretary of Defense
on programs and deficiencies, and acting as the principal
adviser to the Secretary of Defense for matters relating to the
prevention and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse. As the
Department faces a climate of reduced budgets and ongoing
challenges, a Senate-confirmed Inspector General is critical to
providing the oversight needed to reduce waste and ensure
taxpayers dollars are spent wisely and efficiently. The
Committee urges the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with
the President, to identify and submit a highly qualified
nominee to be the Department of Defense Inspector General as
soon as possible.
TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
NATIONAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
The National Intelligence Program and the Military
Intelligence Program budgets funded in the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act consist primarily of resources for
the Director of National Intelligence including the
Intelligence Community Management Staff, the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency, the
National Reconnaissance Office, the National Security Agency,
the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the intelligence
services of the Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and
the CIA Retirement and Disability fund.
CLASSIFIED ANNEX
The Committee's budget reviews are published in a separate,
detailed, and comprehensive classified annex. The intelligence
community, Department of Defense, and other organizations are
expected to fully comply with the recommendations and
directions in the classified annex accompanying the Department
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $514,000,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 514,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 514,000,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
This appropriation provides payments of benefits to
qualified beneficiaries in accordance with the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain
Employees (P.L. 88-643), as amended by Public Law 94-522. This
statute authorized the establishment of the CIA Retirement and
Disability System for certain employees and authorized the
establishment and maintenance of a fund from which benefits
would be paid to those beneficiaries.
The Committee recommends the budget request of $514,000,000
for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System fund. This is a mandatory account.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT
Fiscal year 2013 appropriation*....................... $534,421,000
Fiscal year 2014 budget request....................... 568,271,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 552,535,000
Change from budget request............................ -15,736,000*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB
ATB.
The Committee recommendation includes $552,535,000, which
is a decrease of $15,736,000 below the budget request for the
Intelligence Community Management Account.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The accompanying bill includes 126 general provisions. Most
of these provisions were included in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013 and many have been
included in the Defense Appropriations Acts for a number of
years. A description of each provision follows.
Section 8001 provides that no funds made available in this
Act may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not
authorized by Congress.
Section 8002 provides for conditions and limitations on the
payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign
nationals.
Section 8003 provides that no funds made available in this
Act may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless
expressly provided for a greater period of availability
elsewhere in this Act.
Section 8004 provides a 20 percent limitation on the
obligation of certain funds provided in this Act during the
last two months of the fiscal year.
Section 8005 has been amended and provides for the general
transfer authority of working capital funds to other military
functions.
Section 8006 provides that the tables titled ``Explanation
of Project Level Adjustments'' in the explanatory statement and
classified annex shall be carried out in the manner provided by
the tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in
the text of this Act.
Section 8007 provides for the establishment of a baseline
for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for
the current fiscal year.
Section 8008 provides for limitations on the use of
transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances.
Section 8009 provides that none of the funds appropriated
in this Act may be used to initiate a special access program
without prior notification to the congressional defense
committees.
Section 8010 has been amended and provides limitations and
conditions on the use of funds made available in this Act to
initiate multi-year contracts.
Section 8011 provides for the use and obligation of funds
for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of
title 10, United States Code.
Section 8012 has been amended and provides that civilian
personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on
the basis of end strength or be subject to end strength
limitations.
Section 8013 prohibits funding from being used to influence
congressional action on any matters pending before the
Congress.
Section 8014 prohibits compensation from being paid to any
member of the Army who is participating as a full-time student
and who receives benefits from the Education Benefits Fund when
time spent as a full-time student is counted toward that
member's service commitment.
Section 8015 provides for the transfer of funds
appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of
Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program.
Section 8016 provides for the Department of Defense to
purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in the
United States.
Section 8017 has been amended and makes permanent the
prohibition of funds made available to the Department of
Defense from being used to demilitarize or dispose of certain
surplus firearms and small arms ammunition or ammunition
components.
Section 8018 provides a limitation on funds being used for
the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or
within the National Capital Region.
Section 8019 provides for incentive payments authorized by
section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C.
1544).
Section 8020 provides that no funding for the Defense Media
Activity may be used for national or international political or
psychological activities.
Section 8021 provides for the obligation of funds for
purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United
States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions from
the Government of Kuwait.
Section 8022 has been amended and provides funding for the
Civil Air Patrol Corporation.
Section 8023 has been amended and prohibits funding from
being used to establish new Department of Defense Federally
Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), with certain
limitations and reduces funding provided for FFRDCs.
Section 8024 provides for the Department of Defense to
procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and rolled
only in the United States and Canada.
Section 8025 defines the congressional defense committees
as being the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate
and the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House and Senate.
Section 8026 provides for competitions between private
firms and Department of Defense Depot Maintenance Activities
for modification, depot maintenance, and repair of aircraft,
vehicles, and vessels as well as the production of components
and other Defense-related articles.
Section 8027 has been amended and provides for revocation
of blanket waivers of the Buy American Act upon a finding that
a country has violated a reciprocal defense procurement
memorandum of understanding by discriminating against products
produced in the United States that are covered by the
agreement.
Section 8028 provides for the availability of funds
contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military
Facility Investment Recovery Account for purposes specified in
section 2921(c)(2) of the 1991 National Defense Authorization
Act.
Section 8029 provides for the conveyance, without
consideration, of relocatable housing units that are excess to
the needs of the Air Force located at Grand Forks Air Force
Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base,
Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base to Indian
Tribes located in the states of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington.
Section 8030 provides authority to use operation and
maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an
investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.
Section 8031 has been amended and prohibits the use of
working capital funds to purchase specified investment items.
Section 8032 has been amended and provides that none of the
funds appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year
except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for
Contingencies, the working capital fund, or other programs as
specified.
Section 8033 provides that funds available for the Defense
Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development,
and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program
intelligence communications and intelligence information
systems.
Section 8034 provides for the availability of funds for the
mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting
from Department of Defense activities.
Section 8035 requires the Department of Defense to comply
with the Buy American Act, chapter 83 of title 41, United
States Code.
Section 8036 provides conditions under which contracts for
studies, analyses, or consulting services may be entered into
without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal.
Section 8037 places certain limitations on the use of funds
made available in this Act to establish Field Operating
Agencies.
Section 8038 is a new provision and provides grant
authorities for the Department of Defense acting through the
Office of Economic Adjustment.
Section 8039 places restrictions on converting to
contractor performance an activity or function of the
Department of Defense unless it meets certain guidelines
provided.
(RESCISSIONS)
Section 8040 has been amended and provides for the
rescission of $3,043,571,000 from the following programs:
2011 Appropriations:
National Defense Sealift Fund:
Strategic sealift acquisition................. $28,000,000
2012 Appropriations:
National Defense Sealift Fund:
Strategic sealift acquisition................. 14,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
E-2D.......................................... 30,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
C-27J Joint Cargo aircraft.................... 443,000,000
Missile Procurement, Air Force:
Classified programs........................... 10,000,000
2013 Appropriations:
Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
E-2D.......................................... 35,000,000
MH-60R........................................ 50,000,000
Weapons Procurement, Navy:
Aerial targets................................ 5,000,000
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy:
Completion of prior year shipbuilding programs 68,000,000
(CVN-71).....................................
Other Procurement, Navy:
LCS MCM mission packages (OASIS termination).. 3,553,000
Procurement, Marine Corps:
Follow-on to SMAW............................. 12,650,000
Missile Procurement, Air Force:
Classified programs........................... 60,000,000
Other Procurement, Air Force:
COMSEC equipment.............................. 38,900,000
Procurement, Defense-Wide:
Classified programs........................... 10,000,000
SOF U-28...................................... 62,776,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army:
MEADS......................................... 380,861,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy:
Airborne mine countermeasures................. 13,028,000
H-1 series.................................... 18,111,000
Manned reconnaissance systems................. 18,192,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air
Force:
Classified programs........................... 115,000,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Defense-Wide:
Classified programs........................... 90,000,000
Precision Tracking Space System............... 123,000,000
Ship Modernization, Operations, and Sustainment
Fund:
Ship Modernization, Operations, and 1,414,500,000
Sustainment Fund.............................
Section 8041 prohibits funds made available in this Act
from being used to reduce authorized positions for military
technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air
National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such
reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force
structure.
Section 8042 prohibits funding from being obligated or
expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
Section 8043 provides for reimbursement to the National
Guard and reserve when members of the National Guard and
reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to
the combatant commands, Defense agencies, and joint
intelligence activities.
Section 8044 prohibits funds from being used to reduce
civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to
military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003
level unless the Service Surgeons General certify to the
congressional defense committees that it is a responsible
stewardship of resources to do so.
Section 8045 prohibits the transfer of Department of
Defense and Central Intelligence Agencies drug interdiction and
counter-drug activity funds to other agencies except as
specifically provided in an appropriations law.
Section 8046 prohibits funding from being used for the
procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those
produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin.
Section 8047 prohibits funding from being used to purchase
supercomputers which are not manufactured in the United States.
Section 8048 prohibits funding made available in this or
any other Act from being used to pay the salary of anyone who
approves or implements a transfer of administrative
responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program,
project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction
of another federal agency not financed by this Act without
express authorization of the Congress.
Section 8049 provides for prior Congressional notification
of article or service transfers to international peacekeeping
organizations.
Section 8050 prohibits funding from being used for
contractor bonuses being paid due to business restructuring.
Section 8051 provides for the transfer of funds to
appropriations available for pay of military personnel in
connection with support and services for eligible organizations
and activities outside the Department of Defense.
Section 8052 provides for the Department of Defense to
dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances for
expired or closed accounts.
Section 8053 provides conditions for the use of equipment
of the National Guard Distance Learning Project on a space-
available, reimbursable basis.
Section 8054 provides for the availability of funds to
implement cost-effective agreements for required heating
facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military
Community, Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, and Ramstein
Air Base, Germany.
Section 8055 provides for the limitation on the use of
funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for
delivery to military forces for operational training,
operational use or inventory requirements.
Section 8056 provides for a waiver of ``Buy America''
provisions for certain cooperative programs.
Section 8057 prohibits funding from being used to support
the training of members of foreign security forces who have
engaged in gross violations of human rights.
Section 8058 prohibits funding in this Act from being used
for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units.
Section 8059 provides obligation authority for new starts
for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only
after notification to the congressional defense committees.
Section 8060 provides that the Secretary of Defense shall
provide a classified quarterly report on certain matters as
directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
Section 8061 prohibits the use of funds made available to
the Department of Defense to provide support to an agency that
is more than 90 days in arrears in making payments to the
Department of Defense for goods or services provided on a
reimbursable basis.
Section 8062 provides for the use of National Guard
personnel to support ground-based elements of the National
Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Section 8063 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to transfer to any non-governmental entity ammunition
held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire
cartridge and is designated as ``armor piercing'' except for
demilitarization purposes.
Section 8064 provides for a waiver by the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of
consideration in cases of personal property leases of less than
one year.
Section 8065 provides for a limitation on funding from
being used to support non-appropriated funds that purchase
alcoholic beverages.
Section 8066 has been amended and provides for the transfer
of funds made available in this Act under Operation and
Maintenance, Army to other activities of the federal government
for classified purposes.
Section 8067 has been amended and provides for the forced
matching of disbursements and obligations made by the
Department of Defense in the current fiscal year.
Section 8068 provides for the transfer of funds made
available in this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide to the Department of State Global Security Contingency
Fund.
Section 8069 provides grant authority for the construction
and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of
military family members when confronted with the illness or
hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
Section 8070 has been amended and provides funding and
transfer authority for the Israeli Cooperative Programs.
Section 8071 prohibits funding from being obligated to
modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces
Command operational and administrative control of U.S. Navy
forces assigned to the Pacific Fleet or to give United States
Transportation Command operational and administrative control
of certain aircraft.
Section 8072 has been amended and provides for the funding
of prior year shipbuilding cost increases.
Section 8073 has been amended and provides that funds made
available in this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to
be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of section
504 of the National Security Act of 1947 until the enactment of
the Intelligence Authorization Act for the current fiscal year.
Section 8074 prohibits funding from being used to initiate
a new start program without prior written notification.
Section 8075 provides that the budget of the President for
the subsequent fiscal year shall include separate budget
justification documents for costs of the United States Armed
Forces' participation in contingency operations for the
military personnel, operation and maintenance, and procurement
accounts.
Section 8076 prohibits funding from being used for the
research, development, test, evaluation, procurement, or
deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense
system.
Section 8077 provides the Secretary of Defense with the
authority to make grants in the amounts specified.
Section 8078 prohibits funding from being used to reduce or
disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Squadron of the Air Force Reserve.
Section 8079 prohibits funding from being used for the
integration of foreign intelligence information unless the
information has been lawfully collected and processed during
conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities.
Section 8080 provides that at the time members of reserve
components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active
duty, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected
period during which the member will be mobilized.
Section 8081 provides that the Secretary of Defense may
transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy
appropriation under certain conditions to any available Navy
ship construction appropriation to liquidate costs caused by
rate adjustments or other economic factors.
Section 8082 provides for the use of current and expired
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy subdivisions to reimburse the
Judgment Fund.
Section 8083 prohibits funding from being used to transfer
program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial
vehicles from the Army and requires the Army to retain
responsibility for and operational control of the MQ-1C
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
Section 8084 provides funding under certain conditions for
the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of
enabling the Pacific Command to execute certain Theater
Security Cooperation activities.
Section 8085 has been amended and limits the availability
of funding provided for the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds
appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain
available for the current and the following fiscal years.
Section 8086 provides for the adjustment of obligations
within the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy appropriation.
Section 8087 has been amended and provides for the
establishment of a baseline for application of reprogramming
and transfer authorities for the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence for the current fiscal year.
Section 8088 provides for the transfer of funds by the
Director of National Intelligence to other departments and
agencies for the purposes of government-wide information
sharing activities.
Section 8089 provides for limitations on funding provided
for the National Intelligence Program to be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer
of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-1(d)).
Section 8090 directs the Director of National Intelligence
to submit a future-years intelligence program reflecting
estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations.
Section 8091 defines the congressional intelligence
committees as being the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House, the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on Defense of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
Section 8092 has been amended and directs the Department of
Defense to continue to report incremental contingency
operations costs for Operation Enduring Freedom or any other
named operations in the U.S. Central Command area of operation
on a monthly basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as
required by Department of Defense Financial Management
Regulation.
Section 8093 provides the authority to transfer funding
from operation and maintenance accounts for the Army, Navy, and
Air Force to the central fund for Fisher Houses and Suites.
Section 8094 has been amended and provides that funds
appropriated in this Act may be available for the purpose of
making remittances and transfers to the Defense Acquisition
Workforce Development Fund.
Section 8095 provides that any agency receiving funds made
available in this Act shall post on a public website any report
required to be submitted by Congress with certain exceptions.
Section 8096 prohibits the use of funds for federal
contracts in excess of $1,000,000 unless the contractor agrees
not to require, as a condition of employment, that employees or
independent contractors agree to resolve through arbitration
any claim or tort related to, or arising out of, sexual assault
or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or
negligent hiring, supervision, or retention, and to certify
that each covered subcontractor agrees to do the same.
Section 8097 prohibits funding to the Association of
Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its
subsidiaries.
Section 8098 has been amended and provides funds for
transfer to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.
Section 8099 prohibits the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence from employing more Senior Executive
employees than are specified in the classified annex.
Section 8100 prohibits funding from being used to pay a
retired general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor
advising the Department of Defense unless such retired officer
files a Standard Form 278 or successor form.
Section 8101 provides for the purchase of heavy and light
armed vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for
force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per
vehicle.
Section 8102 has been amended and provides grants through
the Office of Economic Adjustment to support critical existing
and enduring military installations on Guam, as well as
Department of Defense growth.
Section 8103 prohibits the Secretary of Defense from taking
beneficial occupancy of more than 2,500 parking spaces to be
provided by the BRAC 133 project unless certain conditions are
met.
Section 8104 has been amended and requires monthly
reporting of the civilian personnel end strength by
appropriation account to the congressional defense committees.
Section 8105 has been amended and prohibits funding to
separate the National Intelligence Program budget from, or to
consolidate within, the Department of Defense budget.
Section 8106 has been amended and provides the Director of
National Intelligence with general transfer authority with
certain limitations.
Section 8107 prohibits funding to transfer or release any
individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into the United
States, its territories, or possessions. This language is
identical to language enacted in Public Law 112-74.
Section 8108 has been amended and prohibits funding to
transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a
country of origin or other foreign country or entity unless the
Secretary of Defense makes certain certifications. This
language is similar to language enacted in Public Law 112-239.
Section 8109 prohibits funding to modify any United States
facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to
house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This
language is identical to language enacted in Public Law 112-74.
Section 8110 prohibits funding from being used to enter
into contracts or agreements with corporations with unpaid tax
liabilities.
Section 8111 prohibits funding from being used to enter
into contracts or agreements with a corporation that was
convicted of a federal criminal violation in the past 24
months.
Section 8112 prohibits funding from being used to violate
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
Section 8113 prohibits funding from being used to violate
the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
Section 8114 prohibits funding from being used to violate
the War Powers Resolution Act.
Section 8115 has been amended and requires the Secretary of
the Air Force to obligate and expend funds previously
appropriated for the procurement of RQ-4B Global Hawk aircraft.
Section 8116 has been amended and reduces the amount
available for pay for civilian personnel.
Section 8117 prohibits funds from being used to purchase or
lease new light duty vehicles except in accordance with the
Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance.
Section 8118 prohibits funds from being used to enter into
a contract with a person or entity listed in the Excluded
Parties List System/System for Award Management as having been
convicted of fraud against the Federal Government.
Section 8119 is a new provision and prohibits funds from
being used to enter into a contract, memorandum of
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to,
or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport, except
under certain conditions.
Section 8120 is a new provision and strikes paragraph 7 of
Section 8159(c) of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2001.
Section 8121 is a new provision and prohibits the use of
funds for the purchase of manufacture of a United States flag
unless such flags are treated as covered items under section
2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code.
Section 8122 is a new provision and provides $25 million
for purposes of implementation of a Sexual Assault Special
Victims Program.
Section 8123 is a new provision and prohibits the use of
funds in contravention of the amendments made to the Uniform
Code of Military Justice in subtitle D of title V of the
pending National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
regarding the discharge or dismissal of a member of the Armed
Forces convicted of certain sex-related offenses, the required
trial of such offenses by general courts-martial, and the
limitations imposed on convening authority discretion regarding
court-martial findings and sentence.
Section 8124 is a new provision and prohibits the use of
funds for certain activities in Afghanistan.
Section 8125 is a new provision and prohibits terminating
certain programs without prior Congressional approval.
Section 8126 is a new provision and provides $580,000,000
to fully fund an increase in basic pay for all military
personnel by 1.8 percent as authorized by current law,
effective January 1, 2014.
TITLE IX
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
In title IX the Committee recommends total new
appropriations of $85,768,949,000. A detailed review of the
Committee recommendation for programs funded in this title is
provided in the following pages.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
to report incremental contingency operations costs for
Operation Enduring Freedom on the monthly basis in the Cost of
War Execution report as required by Department of Defense
Financial Management Regulation, Chapter 23, Volume 12.
Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
report the incremental contingency operations costs for any and
all new named operations that may have commenced in the Central
Command Area of Responsibility on a monthly basis in the Cost
of War Execution report as required by Department of Defense
Financial Management Regulation, Chapter 23, Volume 12. The
Committee further directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
providing Cost of War reports to the congressional defense
committees that include the following information by
appropriation account: funding appropriated, funding allocated,
monthly obligations, monthly disbursements, cumulative fiscal
year obligations, and cumulative fiscal year disbursements.
The Committee expects that in order to meet unanticipated
requirements, funds may need to be transferred within these
appropriations accounts for purposes other than those specified
in this report. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to follow normal prior approval reprogramming procedures should
it be necessary to transfer funding between different
appropriations accounts in this title.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$9,644,798,000 for Military Personnel.
The Committee recommendation for each military personnel
account is shown below:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$66,146,211,000 for Operation and Maintenance.
The Committee recommendation for each operation and
maintenance account is shown below:
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES FOR
AFGHANISTAN
The Committee directs that none of the funds appropriated
for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, totaling
$2,615,000,000 for enablers; funds appropriated for the
Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, in whole; and 75 percent of
the funds appropriated for the Commander's Emergency Response
Program; may be expended or obligated until 15 days after the
date on which the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense
committees that a bilateral security agreement has been signed
and includes the provisions outlined in the pending fiscal year
2014 National Defense Authorization Act.
EQUIPMENT READINESS
After eleven years of war, in which there has been a steady
influx of military equipment into Afghanistan without a
corresponding outflow, the Department of Defense now has
equipment in Afghanistan valued at $36,000,000,000. When U.S.
Forces re-deployed from Iraq, much of the equipment was
transported directly to Afghanistan to support the Afghanistan
surge. As U.S. Forces re-deploy from Afghanistan, however,
equipment will be returned to the United States. Years of war
have placed demands on air and ground force equipment far
beyond what is typically experienced during training or home
station operations. The demands on equipment arise from higher
usage rates and from the rigors of extended combat operations
in harsh environments. This equipment will be in need of
significant repair before it can be returned to units to be
used for full spectrum readiness training. During testimony
before the Committee, the Army Chief of Staff, General Odierno,
emphasized the substantial workload requirement for equipment
retrograde, induction, and repair once equipment returns to the
United States. General Odierno also noted that sequestration
has further compounded mounting equipment reset and repair
requirements as the Services were forced to cancel scheduled
equipment maintenance and repair in fiscal year 2013 due to
lack of funds. As the Services redeploy from Afghanistan, the
Committee recommends that the Department expeditiously reset,
repair, and return equipment to units for readiness training
and to support current and future national military and
homeland defense priorities. The Committee has provided
increased funding to support the Department's efforts to
restore equipment readiness as reflected in the project level
tables.
WOMEN IN THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES
The Committee understands that there is no restriction on
the enlistment of women in the Afghanistan National Security
Forces even though cultural differences remain. The Committee
encourages the recruitment, training and retention of women in
the Afghanistan National Security Forces and provides funding
in this Act for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for the
recruitment of both men and women for the Army, Air Force, and
the Afghanistan National Police, and for updating facilities to
support both genders.
PROCUREMENT
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$7,187,146,000 for Procurement. The Committee recommendation
for each procurement account is shown below:
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT
The recommendation provides $1,500,000,000 for National
Guard and Reserve Equipment. Of that amount, $400,000,000 is
for the Army National Guard; $500,000,000 for the Air National
Guard; $275,000,000 for the Army Reserve; $50,000,000 for the
Navy Reserve; $125,000,000 for the Marine Corps Reserve; and
$150,000,000 for the Air Force Reserve to meet urgent equipment
needs that may arise this fiscal year.
This funding will allow the Guard and reserve components to
procure high priority equipment that may be used by these
components for both combat missions and for missions in support
of state governors. The conferees direct that the National
Guard and Reserve Equipment Account shall be executed by the
Chiefs of the National Guard and reserve components with
priority consideration given to the following items: Internal
and external crashworthy, ballistically self-sealing auxiliary
fuel systems for helicopters; high-density storage cabinets;
Air National Guard missile warning system; Generation 4
advanced targeting pods; In-flight propeller balancing system;
and ultra-light tactical vehicles.
RESERVE COMPONENT SIMULATION TRAINING SYSTEMS
The use of simulation training systems has yielded a
military that is better trained, more capable, and more
confident as compared to units that do not have access to
modern simulation training devices. Simulation training is a
cost-effective means by which reserve units can improve
tactical decision-making skills and ultimately save lives. It
is anticipated that a portion of funds provided for National
Guard and Reserve Equipment will be used to procure a variety
of simulation training systems. To ensure the most efficient
and effective training programs, these systems should be a
combination of both government owned and operated simulators
and simulation support from a dedicated commercial activity
capable of providing frequent hardware and software updates.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$116,634,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.
The Committee recommendation for each research, development,
test and evaluation account is shown below:
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$264,910,000 for the Defense Working Capital Fund accounts.
This funding supports purchase of $44,732,000 of Army secondary
items for war reserves, $10,000,000 to the United States
Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) for the transportation of
Fallen Heroes, $78,500,000 for the repair of TRANSCOM C-17
aircraft, and $46,678,000 for Defense Logistics Agency
distribution and material disposition services in Afghanistan.
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$904,201,000 for the Defense Health Program.
The Committee's recommendations for operation and
maintenance, procurement and research, development, test and
evaluation are shown below:
EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change from
Budget Committee request
request recommended
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........ 904,201 904,201 - - -
IN-HOUSE CARE................ 375,958 375,958 - - -
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE.......... 382,560 382,560 - - -
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT.. 132,749 132,749 - - -
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT....... 2,238 2,238 - - -
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES........ 460 460 - - -
EDUCATION AND TRAINING....... 10,236 10,236 - - -
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$376,305,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities.
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$1,000,000,000 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund. The Committee's recommendations for the Joint Improvised
Explosive Device Defeat Fund are shown below:
EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee Change from
Budget request recommended request
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1 ATTACK THE NETWORK..................................... 417,700,000 417,700,000 - - -
2 DEFEAT THE DEVICE...................................... 248,886,000 248,886,000 - - -
3 TRAIN THE FORCE........................................ 106,000,000 106,000,000 - - -
4 STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE............................... 227,414,000 227,414,000 - - -
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TOTAL, JOINT IED DEFEAT FUND.......................... 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 - - -
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DETECTION OF MATERIALS USED IN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
Raw materials, such as nitrate fertilizers and chlorates,
are inexpensive, readily available, and easy to manufacture
into Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). These materials are
smuggled into Afghanistan in bulk, often hidden in cement,
flour, or sugar bags. Bulk detection becomes critical in
countering the IED networks, and can allow for a more proactive
response, rather than a reactive response after an IED
detonation. Efforts are currently underway to assist with
training and equipping the Afghanistan National Security Forces
(ANSF) to strengthen its ability to identify and counter the
IED threat. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense
to work with the Minster of Defense of Afghanistan, and
leadership of the Coalition Force, to explore the feasibility
of equipping and training the ANSF with a simple, fast, and
effective bulk detection capability for nitrate fertilizers and
chlorates.
JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND
The Committee recommends no funding for the Joint Urgent
Operational Needs Fund.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$10,766,000 for the Office of the Inspector General.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title IX contains several general provisions, many of which
extend or modify war-related authorities included in previous
Acts. A brief description of the recommended provisions
follows:
Section 9001 has been amended and provides that funds made
available in this title are in addition to funds appropriated
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for
the current fiscal year.
Section 9002 has been amended and provides for general
transfer authority within Title IX.
Section 9003 has been amended and provides that supervision
and administration costs associated with a construction project
funded with appropriations available for operation and
maintenance, Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund or the Afghanistan
Security Forces Fund may be obligated at the time a
construction contract is awarded.
Section 9004 provides for the procurement of passenger
motor vehicles and heavy and light armored vehicles for use by
military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in
the U.S. Central Command area.
Section 9005 has been amended and provides funding for the
Commander's Emergency Response Program, within certain
limitations.
Section 9006 provides lift and sustainment to coalition
forces supporting military and stability operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Section 9007 prohibits the establishment of permanent bases
in Iraq or Afghanistan or United States control over Iraq oil
resources.
Section 9008 prohibits the use of funding in contravention
of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Section 9009 limits the obligation of funding for the
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund until certain conditions have
been met.
Section 9010 provides for the purchase of items of a
particular investment unit cost from funding made available for
operation and maintenance.
Section 9011 has been amended and provides funding for the
Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in
Afghanistan.
Section 9012 has been amended and provides funding for the
operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation
in Iraq and security assistance teams.
Section 9013 has been amended and provides for the
rescission of $46,022,000 from the following programs:
2009 Appropriations:
General Provisions:
Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Program..... $46,022,000
Section 9014 has been amended and restricts funds provided
under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide for
payments under Coalition Support Funds for reimbursement to the
Government of Pakistan until certain conditions are met.
TITLE X
Title X contains one new general provision. A brief
description of the recommended provision follows:
Section 10001 is a new provision stating that the
applicable allocation of new budget authority made by the
Committee on Appropriations does not exceed the amount of
proposed new budget authority.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The following items are included in accordance with various
requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill which directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to
continue ongoing activities which require annual authorization
or additional legislation, which to date has not been enacted.
The bill includes a number of provisions which place
limitations on the use of funds in the bill or change existing
limitations and which might, under some circumstances, be
construed as changing the application of law.
The bill includes a number of provisions, which have been
virtually unchanged for many years that are technically
considered legislation.
The bill provides that appropriations shall remain
available for more than one year for some programs for which
the basic authorizing legislation does not presently authorize
each extended availability.
In various places in the bill, the Committee has allocated
funds within appropriation accounts in order to fund specific
programs.
Changes in the application of existing law found within
appropriations headings:
Language is included in various accounts placing a
limitation on funds for emergencies and extraordinary expenses.
Language is included that provides not more than
$25,000,000 for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund.
Language is included that provides not more than
$36,000,000 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses.
Language is included that provides not less than
$36,262,000 for the Procurement Technical Assistance
Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than
$3,600,000 shall be available for centers.
Language is included that makes available $8,721,000 for
certain classified activities, allows such funds to be
transferred between certain accounts, and exempts such funds
from the investment item unit cost of items ceiling.
Language is included that provides that any transfer
authority provided under the heading ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' shall be in addition to any other
transfer authority provided in this Act.
Language is included under the various Environmental
Restoration accounts that provides that the Service Secretaries
may transfer such funds for the purposes of the funds provided
under such appropriations headings.
Language is included that provides for specific
construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels under the
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''.
Language is included under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'' that provides funds
for certain activities.
Language is included under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' that provides
$250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program and
provides for the transfer of funds.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds within the ``National Defense Sealift Fund''.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
provided under ``National Defense Sealift Fund'' to award new
contracts that provide for the acquisition of major components
unless such components are made in the United States.
Language is included that provides that the exercise of an
option in a contract award through the obligation of previously
appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a
new contract.
Language is included that provides waiver authority of the
Buy America provisions under ``National Defense Sealift Fund''
under certain circumstances.
Language is included that provides that not less than
$8,000,000 of funds provided under ``Defense Health Program''
shall be available for HIV/AIDS prevention education
activities.
Language is included that provides for the carry-over of
one percent of the Operation and Maintenance account under the
``Defense Health Program''.
Language is included that limits obligation of funds
provided under the ``Defense Health Program'' for the
development or procurement of an electronic health record to a
health record as set forth in the Joint Strategic Plan for
Fiscal Years 2013-2015.
Language is included that specifics the use of certain
funds provided under ``Chemical Agents and Munitions
Destruction''.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds under ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities''.
Such transfer authority shall be in addition to other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in the Act.
Language is included that provides that no funds made
available in this Act may be used for publicity or propaganda
purposes not authorized by Congress.
Language is included that provides for conditions and
limitations on the payment of compensation to, or employment
of, foreign nationals.
Language is included that provides that no funds made
available in this Act may be obligated beyond the end of the
fiscal year unless express provision for a greater period of
availability is provided elsewhere in this Act.
Language is included that provides a 20 percent limitation
on the obligation of funds provided in this Act during the last
two months of the fiscal year with certain exceptions.
Language is included that provides for general transfer
authority.
Language is included that provides for incorporation of
project level tables.
Language is included that provides for the establishment of
a baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer
authorities for fiscal year 2014 and prohibits certain
reprogrammings until after submission of a report.
Language is included that provides for limitations on the
use and transfer authority of working capital fund cash
balances.
Language is included that provides that prohibits funds
appropriated in this Act to initiate a special access program
without prior notification to the congressional defense
committees.
Language is included that provides limitations and
conditions on the use of funds made available in this Act to
initiate multi-year contracts.
Language is included that provides for the use and
obligation of funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs
under Chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code.
Language is included that provides that civilian personnel
of the Department may not be managed on the basis of end
strength or be subject to end strength limitations.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used to influence congressional action on
any matters pending before the Congress.
Language is included that prohibits compensation from being
paid to any member of the Army who is participating as a full-
time student and who receives benefits from the Education
Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is counted
toward that member's service commitment.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department
of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only
in the United States.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available to
the Department of Defense from being used to demilitarize or
dispose of surplus firearms.
Language is included that provides a limitation on funds
being used for the relocation of any Department of Defense
entity into or within the National Capital Region.
Language is included that provides for incentive payments
authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974
(25 U.S.C. 1544).
Language is included that provides that no funds made
available in this Act for the Defense Media Activity may be
used for national or international political or psychological
activities.
Language is included that provides for the obligation of
funds for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10,
United States Code.
Language is included that provides funding for the Civil
Air Patrol Corporation.
Language is included that provides for the number of staff
years of technical effort that may be funded for defense
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted
and rolled only in the United States and Canada.
Language is included that defines congressional defense
committees as being the Armed Services Committees and the
Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House and Senate.
Language is included that provides for competitions between
private firms and Department of Defense Depot Maintenance
Activities for modification, depot maintenance, and repair of
aircraft, vehicles, and vessels, as well as the production of
components and other Defense-related articles.
Language is included that provides for revocation of
blanket waivers of the Buy America Act upon a finding that a
country has violated a reciprocal trade agreement by
discriminating against products produced in the United States
that are covered by the agreement.
Language is included that provides for the availability of
funds for purposes specified in section 2921(c)(2) of the 1991
National Defense Authorization Act, namely facility maintenance
and repair and environmental restoration at military
installations in the United States.
Language is included that provides for the conveyance,
without consideration, of relocatable housing units located at
Grand Forks, Malmstrom, Mountain Home, Ellsworth, and Minot Air
Force Bases to Indian Tribes that are excess to Air Force
needs.
Language is included that provides authority to use
operation and maintenance appropriations to purchase items
having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.
Language is included that prohibits the purchase of
specified investment items within Working Capital Fund.
Language is included that provides that none of the funds
appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year except
for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, the
Working Capital Fund, or other certain programs authorized
under section 503 of the National Security Act.
Language is included that provides that funds available for
the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for intelligence
communications and intelligence information systems for the
Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component
commends.
Language is included that provides that not less than
$12,000,000 within ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide''
shall be for mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian
lands.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to comply with the Buy American Act (chapter 83 of
title 41, United States Code).
Language is included that provides conditions under which
contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services may be
entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited
proposal.
Language is included that provides for the limitations of
funds made available in this Act to establish Field Operating
Agencies.
Language is included that provides grant authorities for
the Department of Defense acting through the Office of Economic
Adjustment.
Language is included that provides for the limitations on
the conversion of an activity or function of the Department of
Defense to contractor performance.
Language is included that provides for the rescission of
previously appropriated funds.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used to reduce authorized positions for
military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard,
Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless
such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military
force structure.
Language is included that provides that none of the funds
made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for
assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless
appropriated for that purpose.
Language is included that provides for reimbursement to the
National Guard and reserve when members of the National Guard
and reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support
to the Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies, and Joint
Intelligence Activities.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used to reduce civilian medical and medical
support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities
below the September 30, 2003, level unless the Service Surgeons
General certify to the congressional defense committees that it
is a responsible stewardship of resources to do so.
Language is included that provides that Defense and Central
Intelligence Agencies' drug interdiction and counter-drug
activity funds may not be transferred to other agencies unless
specifically provided in an appropriations law.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
appropriated by this Act for the procurement of ball and roller
bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of
domestic origin.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to purchase supercomputers manufactured only in the
United States unless the Secretary certifies such acquisition
must be made for national security purposes.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this or any other Act to transfer administrative
responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program,
project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction
of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without
expressed authorization of the Congress.
Language is included that provides for prior congressional
notification of article transfers to international peacekeeping
organizations.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act for contractor bonuses from being paid
due to business restructuring.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds to be used to support personnel supporting approved non-
traditional defense activities.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended
balances for expired or closed accounts.
Language is included that provides conditions for the use
of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project on
a space-available, reimbursable basis.
Language is included that provides for the availability of
funds provided by this Act to implement cost-effective
agreements for required heating facility modernization in the
Kaiserslautern Military Community, Germany.
Language is included that provides for the limitation on
the use of funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items
for delivery to military forces for operational training,
operational use, or inventory requirements.
Language is included that provides for a waiver of the
``Buy America'' provisions for certain cooperative programs.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act to support the training of members of
foreign security forces who have engaged in gross violations of
human rights.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act for repairs or maintenance to military
family housing units.
Language is included that provides obligation authority for
new starts for advanced concept technology demonstration
projects only after notification to the congressional defense
committees.
Language is included that provides that the Secretary of
Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report on certain
matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this
Act.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available to the Department of Defense to provide support to an
agency that is more than 90 days in arrears in making payments
to the Department of Defense for goods or services provided on
a reimbursable basis.
Language is included that provides for the use of National
Guard personnel to support ground-based elements of the
National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity
ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a
center--fire cartridge and is designated as ``armor piercing''
except for demilitarization purposes.
Language is included that provides for a waiver by the
Chief, National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of
consideration in cases of personal property leases of less than
one year.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds made available in this Act under ``Operation and
Maintenance, Army'' to other activities of the Federal
Government for classified purposes.
Language is included that provides for the forced matching
of disbursement and obligations made by the Department of
Defense in fiscal year 2014.
Language is included that provides a limitation of
$200,000,000 for transfer to the Department of State Global
Security Contingency Fund, and set forth certain reporting
requirements prior to such transfer.
Language is included that provides grant authority for the
construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet
the needs of military family members when confronted with the
illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
Language is included that provides funding and transfer
authority for the Israeli Cooperative missile defense programs.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act to be obligated to modify the command and
control relationship to give the Fleet Forces Command
administration and operations control of U.S. Naval Forces
assigned to the Pacific Fleet.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds to properly complete prior year shipbuilding programs.
Language is included that provides that funds made
available in this Act are deemed to be specifically authorized
by Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National
Security Act of 1947.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act to initiate a new start program without
prior written notification.
Language is included that provides that the budget of the
President for fiscal year 2014 shall include separate budget
justification documents for costs of the United States Armed
Forces' participation in contingency operations that contain
certain budget exhibits as defined in the Department of Defense
Financial Management Regulation.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used for the research, development, test,
evaluation, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed
interceptors of a missile defense system.
Language is included that provides the Secretary of Defense
discretionary authority to make grants to the United Service
Organizations and the Red Cross if he determines it to be in
the national interest.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used to reduce or disestablish the
operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the
Air Force Reserve.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used for the integration of foreign
intelligence information unless the information has been
lawfully collected and processed during conduct of authorized
foreign intelligence activities.
Language is included that provides that at the time members
of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered
to active duty, each member shall be notified in writing of the
expected period during which the member will be mobilized.
Language is included that provides that the Secretary of
Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the
Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction
appropriation to liquidate costs caused by rate adjustments or
other economic factors.
Language is included that provides for the use of current
and expired ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' subdivisions
to reimburse the Judgment Fund.
Language is included that prohibits the transfer of program
authorities related to tactical unmanned aerial vehicles from
the Army.
Language is included that provides funding and authority
for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative program.
Language is included that limits the obligation authority
of funds provided for the Director of National Intelligence to
the current fiscal year except for research and technology
which shall remain available for the current and the following
fiscal years.
Language is included that provides for the adjustment of
obligations within the ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''
appropriation.
Language is included that prohibits transfers of funds
until the Director of National Intelligence submits a baseline
for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of up
to $20,000,000 of funds available for the Program Manager for
Information Sharing Environment to be transferred to other
departments and agencies for certain purposes.
Language is included that sets forth reprogramming and
transfer procedures for the National Intelligence Program.
Language is included that provides that the Director of
National Intelligence shall provide budget exhibits identifying
the five year future-years intelligence program.
Language is included that defines the congressional
intelligence committees.
Language is included that directs the Department of Defense
to report on the Cost of War Execution Report on a monthly
basis.
Language is included that provides that funds from certain
operation and maintenance accounts may be transferred to a
central fund established pursuant to section 2493(d) of title
10, United States Code.
Language is included that provides that funds may be used
for the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Language is included that provides that agencies post
congressionally directed reports on a public website.
Language is included that provides limitations on the award
of contracts to contractors that require mandatory arbitration
for certain claims as a condition of employment or a
contractual relationship. The Secretary is authorized to waive
the applicability of these limitations for national security
interests.
Language is included that provides funds and transfer
authority for the Joint Department of Defense-Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.
Language is included that provides a limitation on the
number of senior executives employed by the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence.
Language is included that provides a limitation on certain
senior mentors unless such mentors make certain financial
disclosures.
Language is included that provides authority to purchase
heavy and light armored vehicles notwithstanding price or other
limitations on the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
Language is included that provides availability of funds
appropriated under ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide''
for activities related to the military buildup of Guam.
Language is included that places limitations on the number
of parking spaces provided by the BRAC 133 project, with
certain waiver authorities.
Language is included that requires the Secretary of Defense
to provide quarterly reports on civilian personnel end
strength.
Language is included that provides transfer authority for
the Director of National Intelligence for the National
Intelligence Program.
Language is included that provides funding for
construction, renovation, repair, and expansion of public
schools on military installations.
Language is included that prohibits funds to transfer or
release certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
into the United States, its territories, or possessions.
Language is included that places limitations on the
transfer or release of certain individuals detained at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the custody or control of a foreign
country unless certain certifications are provided.
Language is included that prohibits funds to construct,
acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its
territories, or possessions to house individuals detained at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Language is included that places limitations on the
provision of funds to any corporation with an unpaid Federal
tax liability.
Language is included that places limitations on the
provision of funds to any corporation convicted of a felony
criminal violation within the preceding 24 months.
Language is included that directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to obligate and expend funds previously appropriated for
the purposes for which such funds were originally provided.
Language is included that prohibits the Department of
Defense from entering into certain agreements with
Rosoboronexport with certain waiver authorities.
Language is included that repeals a reporting requirement
in division A of Public Law 107-117.
Language is included that prohibits the purchase or
manufacture of a United States flag uncles such flag is treated
as a covered item under section 2533a(b).
Language is included that provides an additional
appropriation and transfer authority to the Services for
purposes of implementing a Sexual Assault Special Victims
Program.
Language is included that prohibits reduction or
elimination in funding for a program, project, or activity
until such reduction or elimination is enacted in an
appropriations Act, or pursuant to the reprogramming or
transfer provisions in this Act.
Language is included that provides an additional
appropriation and transfer authority for pay for military
personnel.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds to the Coast Guard.
Language is included that places limitations and
requirements on the use of funds for reimbursements to key
cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other
support.
Language is included that requires $35,000,000 to be made
available for support for foreign forces participation in
Counter Lord's Resistance Army efforts.
Language is included that provides funds and transfer
authority for overseas contingency operations.
Language is included that provides authority for
infrastructure projects in Afghanistan subject to certain
conditions and reporting requirements.
Language is included that provides authority for the
provision of assistance to Afghanistan Security Forces subject
to certain notification requirements.
Language is included that requires the Chiefs of National
Guard and Reserve components to submit the modernization
priority assessment for their respective components to the
congressional defense committees.
Language is included that allows the Director of the Joint
Improvised Explosive Defeat Organization to undertake certain
activities, and allows funds to be transferred to other
appropriations accounts elsewhere in this Act subject to prior
written notification to the congressional defense committees.
Language is included that provides that funds made
available in title IX are in addition to amounts appropriated
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2014.
Language is included that provides for transfer authority
between appropriations made available in title IX.
Language is included that provides for supervision and
administration costs associated with overseas contingency
operations.
Language is included that provides authority to purchase
passenger, heavy, and light armored vehicles notwithstanding
price or other limitations on the purchase of passenger
carrying vehicles for use in the U.S. Central Command area of
responsibility.
Language is included that provides funds and authority for
the Commander's Emergency Response Program and establishes
certain reporting requirements.
Language is included that authorizes the use of funds to
provide certain assistance to coalition forces supporting
military and stability operations in Afghanistan and
establishes certain reporting requirements.
Language is included that places limitations on the use of
Afghanistan Security Forces Funds and requires certain
certifications.
Language is included that authorizes funds in title IX for
the purchase of items having an investment unit cost of up to
$500,000, subject to certain conditions.
Language is included that authorizes up to $63,800,000
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' for the
Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in
Afghanistan, subject to certain reporting requirements.
Language is included that authorizes up to $209,000,000
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' for
the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security
assistance teams, and operations and activities authorized in
the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization, subject to
written notice requirements.
Language is included that provides for the rescission of
previously appropriated funds.
Language is included that places limitations on the use of
Coalition Support Funds for the Government of Pakistan.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing
the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill.
Language has been included under ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' which provides for the transfer of
funds for certain classified activities.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Army'' which provides for the transfer of funds
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Navy'' which provides for the transfer of funds
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Air Force'' which provides for the transfer of
funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Defense-Wide'' which provides for the transfer of
funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites'' which provides for
the transfer of funds for environmental restoration, reduction
and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
and debris, or for similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, Defense Wide'' which provides for the
transfer of funds for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to
appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation
for specific purposes.
Language has been included under ``Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' which provides for the
transfer of funds to appropriations available to the Department
of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components;
for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for
research, development, test and evaluation.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8005'' which provides for the transfer of working capital funds
to other appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense
for military functions.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8008'' which provides for the transfer of funds between working
capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations,
Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance''
appropriation accounts.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8015'' which provides for the transfer of funds from the
Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program to any other
appropriation for the purposes of implementing a Mentor-Protege
Program development assistance agreement.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8051'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' to appropriations
available for the pay of military personnel in connection with
support and services of eligible organizations and activities
outside the Department of Defense.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8066'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' to other activities of the
federal government.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8068'' which provides for the transfer of funds available under
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' to the Department
of State ``Global Security Contingency Fund''.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8070'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for the Israeli Cooperative
Programs.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8072'' which provides for the transfer of funds under the
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' to fund prior
year shipbuilding cost increases.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8081'' which provides for the transfer of funds from any
available Department of the Navy appropriations to any
available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose
of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation,
market fluctuations, or rate adjustments.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8088'' which provides for the transfer of funds appropriated in
the Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program
Manager for the Information Sharing Environment to other
departments and agencies for the purposes of Government-wide
information sharing activities.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8093'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and
Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force'' to the central fund established for Fisher Houses and
Suites.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8094'' which provides that funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for the purpose of making remittances to the
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8098'' which provides for the transfer of funds appropriated
for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to
the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8106'' which provides for the transfer of funds for the
National Intelligence Program.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8122'' which provides for the transfer of funds from the
Department of Defense to the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine
Corps, for purposes of implementation of a Sexual Assault
Special Victims Program.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8126'' which provides for the transfer of funds for pay for
military personnel for purposes of fully funding the authorized
military pay raise.
Language has been included under title IX ``Operation and
Maintenance, Navy'' which provides for the transfer of funds to
the Coast Guard ``Operating Expenses'' account.
Language has been included under title IX ``Overseas
Contingency Operations Transfer Fund'' which provides for the
transfer of funds to military personnel accounts; operation and
maintenance accounts; procurement accounts; and working capital
fund accounts for expenses directly related to overseas
contingency operations by United States military forces.
Language has been included under title IX ``Afghanistan
Infrastructure Fund'' which provides for the transfer of funds
to the Department of State for purposes of undertaking
infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.
Language has been included under title IX ``Afghanistan
Security Forces Fund'' for the purposes of allowing the
Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan,
or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces
of Afghanistan.
Language has been included under title IX ``Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund'' which provides for
the transfer of funds to appropriations for military personnel;
operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development,
test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to
assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised
explosive devices.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
9002'' which provides for the authority to transfer funds
between the appropriations or funds made available to the
Department of Defense in title IX, subject to certain
conditions.
RESCISSIONS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House or Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying
bill:
General Provisions, 2009................................ $46,022,000
National Defense Sealift Fund, 2011/XXXX................ 28,000,000
National Defense Sealift Fund, 2012/XXXX................ 14,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2012/2014................... 30,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2012/2014.............. 443,000,000
Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2012/2014............... 10,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2013/2015................... 85,000,000
Weapons Procurement, Navy, 2013/2015.................... 5,000,000
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2013/2017............ 68,000,000
Other Procurement, Navy, 2013/2015...................... 3,553,000
Procurement, Marine Corps, 2013/2015.................... 12,650,000
Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2013/2015............... 60,000,000
Other Procurement, Air Force, 2013/2015................. 38,900,000
Procurement, Defense-Wide, 2013/2015.................... 72,776,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 2013/
2014................................................ 380,861,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2013/
2014................................................ 49,331,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force,
2013/2014........................................... 115,000,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
Wide, 2013/2014..................................... 213,000,000
Ship Modernization, Operations, and Sustainment Fund,
2013/2014........................................... 1,414,500,000
TRANSFER OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the bill contains a general provision
which allows for the transfer of unexpended balances from the
Operation and Maintenance and Military Personnel accounts to
the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuation, Defense'' account to
address shortfalls due to foreign currency fluctuation.
DIRECTED RULE MAKING
This bill does not contain any provision that specifically
directs the promulgation or completion of a rule.
PROGRAM DUPLICATION
No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.
STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(E) (RAMSEYER RULE)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets and
existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):
SECTION 8159 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002
(Division A of Public Law 107-117)
SEC. 8159. MULTI-YEAR AIRCRAFT LEASE PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
(c) Under the aircraft lease Pilot Program authorized by
this section:
(1)* * *
* * * * * * *
[(7) Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
first aircraft is delivered under this Pilot Program, and
yearly thereafter on the anniversary of the first delivery, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional defense
committees describing the status of the Pilot Program. The
Report will be based on at least 6 months of experience in
operating the Pilot Program.]
* * * * * * *
EARMARK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Neither the bill nor the report contains any congressional
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as
defined in Clause 9 of rule XXI.
COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with
section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, which requires that the report accompanying a bill
providing new budget authority contain a statement detailing
how that authority compares with the reports submitted under
section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to
concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year from
the Committee's section 302(a) allocation. This information
follows:
(in millions of dollar)
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302(b) Allocation This bill
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Budget Budget
authority Outlays authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees: Subcommittee on Defense
Discretionary:
General Purpose..................................... 512,522 543,698 512,522 \1\543,685
Overseas Contingency Operations\2\.................. 85,769 46,707 85,769 42.994
Mandatory............................................... 514 514 514 514
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism.
FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS
In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(Public Law 93-344), as amended, the following table contains
five-year projections associated with the budget authority
provided in the accompanying bill.
(In millions of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-OCO OCO
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Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2014...................................... \1\333,314 \1\42,994
2015...................................... 106,060 27,195
2016...................................... 38,197 9,871
2017...................................... 17,580 3,534
2018 and future years..................... 12,477 1,311
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Note: OCO is Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (Public Law
93-344), as amended, no new budget or outlays are provided by
the accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and
local governments.
ADDITIONAL VIEWS--FY 2014 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
With this bill, the Committee has carried out its
Constitutional responsibility to recommend the appropriations
necessary to provide for the common defense of our Nation. The
Committee carried out its work in a collegial and bipartisan
fashion consistent with longstanding traditions of the
Committee.
The bill provides $512.5 billion in new budget authority
covering all Department of Defense and Intelligence Community
functions except for Military Construction and Family Housing.
This is $3.4 billion below the President's request, and $5.2
billion below last year's enacted level.
This level of funding is sufficient for the security of the
Nation and is responsive to the needs of the troops. However,
this funding level is inconsistent with the underlying
assumption behind the overall appropriations 302(b) allocation.
The majority allocated only $967 billion, instead of $1.058
trillion, for all the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 appropriation
bills; under the Budget Control Act (BCA), the lower level
assumes the sequester remains in place. Yet this bill ignores
the BCA's sequester cap on defense funding, exceeding that
firewall by almost $50 billion. Even if we enacted the $512.5
billion level in this bill, it would be cut back down to the
cap level absent an agreement to end the sequester.
The bill makes the best resource decisions allowable under
the given allocation necessary to address the readiness of U.S.
forces and minimize the problems that began due to late
enactment of the FY 2013 bill, shortfalls that emerged in
Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), and the initial effects
of sequestration. This is evident in Committee recommended
increases related to shortfalls in facility maintenance,
equipment reset, and due to the price of fuel.
The bill also begins to address the epidemic of sexual
assault in the military. In addition to the budget request, the
bill adds $25 million for a Sexual Assault Special Victims
Advocate program and reinforces the recommendations included in
the FY 2014 House-passed National Defense Authorization Act.
While the need for prevention is recognized by the Defense
Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office's
(SAPRO) focus on training, results to date, including an
estimated 26,000 unwanted sexual contacts in FY 2012, clearly
show that more must be done. The prevalence of sexual assaults
at the military academies indicates the SAPRO's training
regimen has not influenced a culture that must be changed.
The Department of Defense must reach beyond internal
resources and better screen both personnel who recruit and
train service members and those charged with preventing and
responding to sexual assault. This bill includes language and
funding to respond to sexual assault in the military. While
essential, these words and dollars must be matched by the
leadership of our military officials to change the culture that
is enabling such outrageous behavior.
Another shortcoming in this bill, especially in light of
the President's speech at the National Defense University on
May 23, 2013, is the absence of a new approach for the
detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It is increasingly
clear that the Committee and the Congress in general must find
a way to break the stalemate that keeps the facility operating
in its present capacity.
The status quo has produced an untenable result: a form of
purgatory where these individuals may be detained indefinitely.
The original premise for opening Guantanamo, that detainees
would not be able to challenge their detention, was found
unconstitutional five years ago. In the meantime, the
Guantanamo detention facility has stained U.S. standing around
the globe and become a symbol that America selectively observes
the rule of law. In addition, it is a recruitment tool for
extremists and hurts cooperation with other nations.
Today, the facility still holds 166 detainees without
charge. Some have been held for as long as a decade. Over half
of the detainee population has been cleared for release, but
remain in custody due to the constraints imposed by current
law. In contrast, transfers were once a regular occurrence.
During the previous administration, 530 detainees were
transferred from Guantanamo with congressional support.
In addition to transfers, both the current and previous
administrations have relied on U.S. courts to convict hundreds
of people for terrorism or terrorism-related offenses. This
record of success, together with the prospect for military
tribunals in the most egregious cases, as suggested in the
Attorney General's Northwestern University speech in 2012,
clearly indicate the U.S. has the means to handle detainees in
a manner that is not contradictory to our fundamental legal
principles. It is possible, in this bill, to take a significant
step toward this objective.
This bill also lacks an end to the sequester. According to
the June 2013 DoD Report on the Joint Committee Sequestration
for FY 2013, during the remainder of FY 2013, $36.2 billion
will be sequestered from the accounts in the DoD Appropriations
bill and an additional $1 billion will be sequestered from
Military Construction and Family Housing. The majority of the
reduction, $20.3 billion, will come from the operation and
maintenance accounts. These reductions will continue to
diminish the readiness of U.S. forces.
Should sequestration apply in FY 2014, approximately $52
billion would be cut from the Defense Department. Based on the
practice adopted in FY 2013, it seems likely that OCO will be
spared from sequestration to ensure full support of deployed
forces. As a result, the full burden of sequestration will fall
on the DoD's base budget of $512.5 billion. Two fundamental
problems stem from this. First, for the remainder of FY 2013,
DoD will have to defer and curtail other activities such as
readiness related training that, in time, will hurt the forces
next to deploy. Second, in FY 2014, DoD will be further
constrained with opportunities to defer activities being
exhausted, leading to greater impacts on readiness and
modernization programs. Sequestration in FY 2014 will
counteract the many beneficial resourcing decisions included in
this bill.
With respect to the appropriations process, these wounds
are self-inflicted and correctable. On each FY 2014
Appropriations bill reported out of Full Committee to date,
amendments have been proposed, but rejected, to replace
sequestration. Since the passage of the BCA in August 2011,
sequestration has been universally regarded as destructive and
poor public policy. It hurts the effective operations of
government including military training and readiness as well as
the modernization programs that support both current operations
and maintain the industrial base needed to respond to future
contingencies. Given the opportunities at hand, the Committee
should take the corrective action needed to address this
problem.
Although the bill leaves several significant, long-term
issues waiting for solutions, it is necessary and timely. The
recommendations in this bill, viewed in isolation from the
allocation issues noted above, were prepared in a thoughtful
manner that represents the best traditions of the Committee.
Nita M. Lowey.
Peter J. Visclosky.
Additional Views of the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro
I want to acknowledge the work Chairmen Rogers and Young
and Ranking Members Lowey and Visclosky have put in to produce
a bipartisan defense appropriations bill. I support a defense
bill, but we are operating in an environment where what is done
on the defense bill has a direct effect on programs that
benefit children, families and the sick. I believe the
committee missed the chance to show real leadership for
American families when it rejected my amendment to add the
bipartisan-backed Labor-HHS appropriation measure enacted for
FY 2012 to the defense appropriations bill.
When this Labor-H measure was enacted in 2011, an
overwhelming majority of this Committee--41 of 51 Members,
including 23 Republicans and 18 Democrats--voted for it. The
deficit then was almost $1.1 trillion. Now, it is projected to
be $642 billion. In other words, if we could afford this
bipartisan-agreed-upon funding level then, we can definitely
afford it now that the deficit has been reduced by over 40%.
There is a clear precedent for this action under the
current Majority. When the Labor-H bill was enacted for FY
2012, the defense bill was coupled with it as part of a larger
omnibus appropriations package. The amendment I offered in
Committee would have simply repeated that process up front, in
order to ensure that the fundamental education, health and
labor priorities get a vote. Otherwise, I am not assured they
will ever be brought before this committee. They never have
under this Majority, and the Chairman has deftly avoided my
questions on his intentions for this year.
Some in the House Majority argued that this amendment
violates the 302(b)s. It did. But these caps set by the House
Majority can easily be changed. And it seems beside the point
to argue about the 302(b)s when the Defense bill reported by
the committee is in violation of the Budget Control Act (BCA),
which is the law of the land.
The BCA, after sequestration, caps defense spending at $498
billion and non-defense spending at $469 billion. This defense
bill provides $14.2 billion above the defense cap on this bill
alone--and is almost $26 billion over if you count defense
spending already approved in the MilCon/VA and Homeland
Security bills passed by the House. That is before we even
consider Energy and Water, which includes substantial defense
funding.
Now I am a supporter of defense funding and of the funding
levels in this particular defense appropriations bill. However,
I am not a supporter of making defense whole, so to speak,
while shredding our domestic programs. I think we should work
together to repeal the indiscriminate across-the-board
sequester cuts and pass a budget that funds all of our
fundamental priorities adequately.
Some also made the argument that my amendment would have
killed the defense bill. But my amendment did nothing to the
defense bill. Instead, it provided an opportunity to put a
Labor-HHS bill on the floor again.
The amendment I offered made no changes to what Congress
passed for Labor-HHS-Education, in an overwhelming bipartisan
fashion in 2011. If I had my way, I would change some funding
levels and riders in the Labor-HHS bill for FY2012, but I put
forward this amendment because it represented a previously-
agreed-to bipartisan compromise on spending for Labor, Health,
and Education programs, all of which are too important to
continue being ignored by this Committee.
We do not live in a world of defense and security only. We
need to fund the critical programs that protect the public
health and safety, promote and develop our workforce, and
educate the next generation of Americans just as much as we
need to provide sufficient funding for defense. And we should
debate them with the same vigor that we debate defense funding.
Indeed, it is our responsibility as members of Congress to do
so.
My amendment represented a bipartisan agreement that the
Majority already agreed to for funding of labor, health and
education programs. It seems that these days we cannot even
agree to do today what we had agreed to do yesterday.