H.R. 2561 (rh) Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [Reported in House] ...

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106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2561


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 1999

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, for military functions administered by the 
Department of Defense, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant 
to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), 
to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to 
the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $21,475,732,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant 
to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), 
to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to 
the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $16,737,072,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided 
for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 
97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of 
Defense Military Retirement Fund, $6,353,622,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components 
provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments 
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), 
and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$17,565,811,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under 
sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or 
while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, 
and for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$2,235,055,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under 
section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 
10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,425,210,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active 
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while 
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for 
members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$403,822,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty 
under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, 
or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, 
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in 
section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
other duty, and for members of the Air Reserve Officers' Training 
Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $872,978,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty 
under section 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of 
title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$3,486,427,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under 
section 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, 
United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 
10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$1,456,248,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; and not to 
exceed $10,624,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary 
of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity 
for confidential military purposes, $19,629,019,000 and, in addition, 
$50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National Defense 
Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be transferred to ``National Park Service--Construction'' within 
30 days of enactment of this Act, only for necessary infrastructure 
repair improvements at Fort Baker, under the management of the Golden 
Gate Recreation Area: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph, not less than $355,000,000 shall be made available 
only for conventional ammunition care and maintenance:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$4,000,000 shall not be available until thirty days after the Secretary 
of the Army provides to the congressional defense committees the 
results of an assessment, solicited by means of a competitive bid, on 
the prospects of recovering costs associated with the environmental 
restoration of the Department of the Army's government-owned, 
contractor-operated facilities: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $7,000,000 shall only be available 
to the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
only for demolition and removal of facilities, buildings, and 
structures used at MOTBY (a Military Traffic Management Command 
facility).

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as 
authorized by law; and not to exceed $5,155,000 can be used for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval 
or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on 
his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, 
$23,029,584,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: 
Provided, That of the funds available under this heading, $300,000 
shall be available only for site design and planning, and materials and 
equipment acquisition for the Maritime Fire Training Center at MERTS.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, 
$2,822,004,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law; and 
not to exceed $7,882,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary 
of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
necessity for confidential military purposes, $21,641,099,000 and, in 
addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department 
of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, 
$11,402,733,000, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 is for providing the 
Computer/Electronic Accommodations program to federal agencies which 
otherwise do not receive funding for such purposes; of which not to 
exceed $25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund 
account; and of which not to exceed $32,300,000 can be used for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval 
or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on 
his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under the heading ``Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' in division B, title I, of Public Law 
105-277, the amount of $177,000,000 not covered as of July 12, 1999, by 
an official budget request under the fifth proviso of that section is 
available, subject to such an official budget request for that entire 
amount, only for the following accounts in the specified amounts:
            ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', $47,000,000;
            ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $100,000,000; and
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
        $30,000,000:
Provided further, That none of the amount of $177,000,000 described in 
the preceding proviso may be made available for obligation unless the 
entire amount is released to the Department of Defense and made 
available for obligation for the programs, and in the amounts, 
specified in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading, $40,000,000 to remain available 
until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain 
classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the 
Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance, procurement, and 
research, development, test and evaluation appropriations accounts, to 
be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the 
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
available only for retrofitting security containers that are under the 
control of, or that are accessible by, defense contractors: Provided 
further, That of the amounts provided under this heading, $6,300,000 is 
available only for the Department of Defense STARBASE program.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and 
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $1,513,076,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and 
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $969,478,000.

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