Congressional Documents
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
CONFERENCE REPORT
to accompany
H.R. 1119
October 23, 1997
105th Congress 1st Session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Report 105-340
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
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Subtitle C--Navy Programs
SEC. 121. NEW ATTACK SUBMARINE PROGRAM.
(a) Amounts Authorized From SCN Account.--Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 1998,
$2,599,800,000 is available for the New Attack Submarine Program.
(b) Contract Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may enter into
a contract for the procurement of four submarines under the New Attack
Submarine program.
(2) Any contract entered into under paragraph (1)--
(A) shall, notwithstanding section 2304(k) of title 10, United
States Code, be awarded to one of the two eligible shipbuilders as the
prime contractor on the condition that the prime contractor enter into
one or more subcontracts (under such prime contract) with the other of
the two eligible shipbuilders as contemplated in the New Attack
Submarine Team Agreement; and
(B) shall provide for--
(i) construction of the first submarine in fiscal year 1998; and
(ii) advance construction and advance procurement of materiel for
the second, third, and fourth submarines in fiscal year 1998.
(3) The following shipbuilders are eligible for a contract under this
subsection:
(A) The Electric Boat Corporation.
(B) The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.
(4) In paragraph (2)(A), the term ``New Attack Submarine Team
Agreement'' means the agreement known as the Team Agreement between
Electric Boat Corporation and Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company, dated February 25, 1997, that was submitted to Congress by the
Secretary of the Navy on March 31, 1997.
(c) Limitation of Liability.--If a contract entered into under this
section is terminated, the United States shall not be liable for
termination costs in excess of the total amount appropriated for the New
Attack Submarine program.
(d) Repeals of Superseded Provisions of Previous Defense
Authorization Laws.--(1) Section 131 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104 106; 110 Stat.
206) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking out ``, which shall be built by
Electric Boat Division''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking out ``, which shall be built by
Newport News Shipbuilding''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking out paragraph (1).
(2) Section 121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1997 (Public Law 104 201; 110 Stat. 2441) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking out ``to be built by Electric
Boat Division''; and
(ii) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking out ``to be built by Newport
News Shipbuilding'';
(B) in subsection (d), by striking out paragraph (2);
(C) in subsection (e), by striking out paragraph (1); and
(D) in subsection (g), by striking out ``the committees specified in
subsection (e)(1)'' in paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in lieu
thereof ``the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives''.
(e) Inapplicability of Superseded Aspects of Attack Submarine
Development Plan.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Navy are not required to carry out the portions of the program plan
submitted under subsection (c) of section 131 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 that are included in the plan
pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of paragraph (2) of such
subsection.
SEC. 122. CVN 77 NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized
to procure the aircraft carrier to be designated CVN 77, subject to the
availability of appropriations for that purpose.
(b) Amount Authorized From SCN Account.--Of the amount authorized to
be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 1998, $50,000,000
is available for the advance procurement and advance construction of
components (including nuclear components) for the CVN 77 aircraft
carrier program. The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract or
contracts with the shipbuilder and other entities for the advance
procurement and advance construction of those components.
(c) Other Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
this Act for programs, projects, and activities of the military
departments and Defense Agencies, other than the CVN 77 aircraft carrier
program, up to $295,000,000 may be made available, as the Secretary of
Defense may direct, for the CVN 77 aircraft carrier program. Authority
to make transfers under this subsection is in addition to the transfer
authority provided in section 1001.
(d) Management of Funds.--The Secretary of the Navy shall obligate
and expend the funds available for advance procurement and advance
construction of components for the CVN 77 aircraft carrier program for
fiscal year 1998 in a manner that is designed to result in such cost
savings as may be required in order to meet the cost limitation
specified in subsection (f).
(e) Adjustments to Future-Years Defense Program.--The Secretary of
Defense shall make such plans for the CVN 77 aircraft carrier program as
are necessary to attain for the program the cost savings that are
contemplated for the procurement of the CVN 77 aircraft carrier in the
March 1997 procurement plan.
(f) Limitation on Total Cost of Procurement.--(1) The Secretary of
the Navy shall structure the program for the procurement of the CVN 77
aircraft carrier, and shall manage that program, so that the total cost
of the procurement of the CVN 77 aircraft carrier does not exceed
$4,600,000,000 (such amount being the estimated cost for the procurement
of the CVN 77 aircraft carrier in the March 1997 procurement plan).
(2) The Secretary of the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in
paragraph (1) for the CVN 77 aircraft carrier program by the following:
(A) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs incurred
for the program.
(B) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to
economic inflation after September 30, 1997.
(C) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to
compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local laws enacted after
September 30, 1997.
(D) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of the program
that are attributable to new technology built into the CVN 77 aircraft
carrier, as compared to the technology built into the baseline design of
the CVN 76 aircraft carrier.
(E) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs resulting from
changes the Secretary proposes in the funding plan (as contemplated in
the March 1997 procurement plan) on which the projected savings are
based.
(3) The Secretary of the Navy shall annually submit to Congress, at
the same time as the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, written notice of any change in the amount set
forth in paragraph (1) during the preceding fiscal year that the
Secretary has determined to be associated with a cost referred to in
paragraph (2).
(g) March 1997 Procurement Plan Defined.--In this section, the term
``March 1997 procurement plan'' means the procurement plan for the CVN
77 aircraft carrier that was submitted to the Navy and Congress by the
shipbuilder in March 1997.
SEC. 123. EXCLUSION FROM COST LIMITATION FOR SEAWOLF SUBMARINE PROGRAM.
(a) Authority To Exclude Amounts Appropriated for Canceled
Vessels.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may exclude from the application
of the cost limitation for the Seawolf submarine program such amounts,
not in excess of $272,400,000, as were appropriated for fiscal years
1990, 1991, and 1992 for procurement of Seawolf-class submarines that
have been canceled.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term ``cost limitation
for the Seawolf submarine program'' means the limitation in section
133(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
(Public Law 104 106; 110 Stat. 211).
(b) Determination and Report by Inspector General.--(1) Not later
than March 30, 1998, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report
containing the Inspector General's determination as to whether any
further exclusion from, adjustment to exclusion from, or increase in the
dollar amount of the cost limitation referred to in subsection (a) will
be required.
(2) The Inspector General shall include in the report the following:
(A) A thorough and comprehensive accounting for the amount of
$745,400,000 identified by the Secretary of the Navy as having been
obligated or expended for the detailed design for Seawolf-class
submarines that have been canceled and for the procurement of nuclear
components and construction spare parts for those canceled submarines,
including a statement of the current disposition of items specifically
purchased using those funds.
(B) Cost growth, if any, in the cost of construction of the SSN 21,
SSN 22, and SSN 23 Seawolf-class submarines that has not been reported
to Congress before the date of the report of the Inspector General.
(C) The current cost estimate of the Secretary of the Navy for
completion of the SSN 21, SSN 22, and SSN 23 Seawolf-class submarines.
(3) The Inspector General shall include in the report such supporting
information and analyses as the Inspector General considers appropriate
for aiding in understanding the determination and findings of the
Inspector General.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
SEC. 131. AUTHORIZATION FOR B 2 BOMBER PROGRAM.
(a) Funding Availability.--Of the funds made available for
procurement of aircraft for the Air Force for fiscal year 1998, the
amount of $331,000,000 is available for long-lead activities related to
the procurement of additional B 2 bomber aircraft. However, if the
President determines that no additional B 2 bombers should be procured
during fiscal year 1998 and certifies that decision to Congress, the
funding authorized in the preceding sentence shall be made available to
modify and repair the existing fleet of B 2 bomber aircraft.
(b) Secretary of Defense To Preserve Options of President.--The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all appropriate actions are taken
to preserve the options of the President until the panel to review
long-range airpower established by section 8131 of the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105 56; 111 Stat. 1249),
submits its report.
SEC. 132. ALR RADAR WARNING RECEIVERS.
(a) Cost and Operation Effectiveness Analysis.--The Secretary of the
Air Force shall conduct a cost and operation effectiveness analysis of
upgrading the ALR69 radar warning receiver as compared with the further
acquisition of the ALR56M radar warning receiver.
(b) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit the cost and
operation effectiveness analysis to the congressional defense committees
not later than April 2, 1998.
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TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
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SEC. 213. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.
(a) Report.--Not later than February 15, 1998, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the options for the sequence in which the variants of the joint strike
fighter are to be produced and fielded.
(b) Content of Report.--The report shall contain the following:
(1) A review of the plan for production under the Joint Strike
Fighter program that was used by the Department of Defense for
developing the funding estimates for the fiscal year 1999 budget request
for the Department of Defense.
(2) An estimate of the costs, and an analysis of the costs and
benefits, of producing the joint strike fighter variants in a sequence
that provides for fielding of the naval variant of the aircraft first.
(3) A comparison of the costs and benefits of the various options
for the sequence for fielding the variants of the joint strike fighter
that the Secretary of Defense considers likely to be the options from
among which a sequence for fielding is selected, including a discussion
of the effects that selection of each such option would have on the
costs and rates of production of the units of F/A 18E/F and F 22
aircraft that are in production when the Joint Strike Fighter Program
proceeds into production.
(4) A certification that the Joint Strike Fighter Program contains
sufficient funding to carry out an alternate engine development program
that includes flight qualification of an alternate engine in a joint
strike fighter airframe.
(c) Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Submission of Report.--Not
more than 90 percent of the total amount authorized to be appropriated
under this Act for the Joint Strike Fighter Program may be obligated
until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the congressional
defense committees receive the report required under this section.
(d) Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Defined.--In this section, the term
``fiscal year 1999 budget request for the Department of Defense'' means
the budget estimates for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999
that were submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in
connection with the submission of the budget for fiscal year 1998 to
Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
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SEC. 217. F 22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) Limitation on Total Cost of Engineering and Manufacturing
Development.--The total amount obligated or expended for engineering and
manufacturing development under the F 22 aircraft program may not exceed
$18,688,000,000.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Production.--The total amount
obligated or expended for the F 22 production program may not exceed
$43,400,000,000.
(c) Adjustment of Limitation Amounts.--The Secretary of the Air Force
shall adjust the amounts of the limitations set forth in subsections (a)
and (b) by the following amounts:
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to
economic inflation after September 30, 1997.
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to
compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local laws enacted after
September 30, 1997.
(d) Annual GAO Review.--(1) Not later than March 15 of each year, the
Comptroller General shall review the F 22 aircraft program and submit to
Congress a report on the results of the review. The Comptroller General
shall also submit to Congress for each report a certification regarding
whether the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient information
to make informed judgments on the matters covered by the report.
(2) The report submitted on the program each year shall include the
following:
(A) The extent to which engineering and manufacturing development
under the program is meeting the goals established for engineering and
manufacturing development under the program, including the performance,
cost, and schedule goals.
(B) The status of modifications expected to have a significant
effect on cost or performance of F 22 aircraft.
(C) The plan for engineering and manufacturing development (leading
to production) under the program for the fiscal year that begins in the
following year.
(D) A conclusion regarding whether the plan referred to in
subparagraph (C) is consistent with the limitation in subsection (a).
(E) A conclusion regarding whether engineering and manufacturing
development (leading to production) under the program is likely to be
completed at a total cost not in excess of the amount specified in
subsection (a).
(3) The Comptroller General shall submit the first report under this
subsection not later than March 15, 1998. No report is required under
this subsection after engineering and manufacturing development under
the program has been completed.
(e) Requirement To Support Annual GAO Review.--The Secretary of
Defense and the prime contractors under the F 22 aircraft program shall
provide the Comptroller General with such information on the program as
the Comptroller General considers necessary to carry out the
responsibilities under subsection (d).
(f) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Of the total amount
authorized to be appropriated for the F 22 aircraft program for a fiscal
year, not more than 90 percent of the amount may be obligated until the
Comptroller General submits to Congress--
(1) the report required to be submitted in that fiscal year under
subsection (d); and
(2) a certification regarding whether the Comptroller General has
had access to sufficient information to make informed judgments on the
matters covered by the report.
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TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
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SUBTITLE B--MILITARY READINESS ISSUES
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SEC. 322. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTS.
(a) Expanded Reports Required.--(1) Section 482 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``482. Quarterly reports: personnel and unit readiness
``(a) Quarterly Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the
end of each calendar-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report regarding military readiness. The report for a
quarter shall contain the information required by subsections (b), (d),
and (e).
``(b) Readiness Problems and Remedial Actions.--Each report shall
specifically describe--
``(1) each readiness problem and deficiency identified using the
assessments considered under subsection (c);
``(2) planned remedial actions; and
``(3) the key indicators and other relevant information related to
each identified problem and deficiency.
``(c) Consideration of Readiness Assessments.--The information
required under subsection (b) to be included in the report for a quarter
shall be based on readiness assessments that are provided during that
quarter--
``(1) to any council, committee, or other body of the Department of
Defense--
``(A) that has responsibility for readiness oversight; and
``(B) whose membership includes at least one civilian officer in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense at the level of Assistant Secretary
of Defense or higher;
``(2) by senior civilian and military officers of the military
departments and the commanders of the unified and specified commands;
and
``(3) as part of any regularly established process of periodic
readiness reviews for the Department of Defense as a whole.
``(d) Comprehensive Readiness Indicators for Active Components.--Each
report shall also include information regarding each of the active
components of the armed forces (and an evaluation of such information)
with respect to each of the following readiness indicators:
``(1) Personnel strength.--
``(A) Personnel status, including the extent to which members of the
armed forces are serving in positions outside of their military
occupational specialty, serving in grades other than the grades for
which they are qualified, or both.
``(B) Historical data and projected trends in personnel strength and
status.
``(2) Personnel turbulence.--
``(A) Recruit quality.
``(B) Borrowed manpower.
``(C) Personnel stability.
``(3) Other personnel matters.--
``(A) Personnel morale.
``(B) Recruiting status.
``(4) Training.--
``(A) Training unit readiness and proficiency.
``(B) Operations tempo.
``(C) Training funding.
``(D) Training commitments and deployments.
``(5) Logistics--equipment fill.--
``(A) Deployed equipment.
``(B) Equipment availability.
``(C) Equipment that is not mission capable.
``(D) Age of equipment.
``(E) Condition of nonpacing items.
``(6) Logistics--equipment maintenance.--
``(A) Maintenance backlog.
``(7) Logistics--supply.--
``(A) Availability of ordnance and spares.
``(B) Status of prepositioned equipment.
``(e) Unit Readiness Indicators.--Each report shall also include
information regarding the readiness of each active component unit of the
armed forces at the battalion, squadron, or an equivalent level (or a
higher level) that received a readiness rating of C 3 (or below) for any
month of the calendar-year quarter covered by the report. With respect
to each such unit, the report shall separately provide the following
information:
``(1) The unit designation and level of organization.
``(2) The overall readiness rating for the unit for the quarter and
each month of the quarter.
``(3) The resource area or areas (personnel, equipment and supplies
on hand, equipment condition, or training) that adversely affected the
unit's readiness rating for the quarter.
``(4) The reasons why the unit received a readiness rating of C 3
(or below).
``(f) Classification of Reports.--A report under this section shall
be submitted in unclassified form. To the extent the Secretary of
Defense determines necessary, the report may also be submitted in
classified form.''.
(2) The item relating to section 482 in the table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``482. Quarterly reports: personnel and unit readiness.''.
(b) Implementation Plan To Examine Readiness Indicators.--Not later
than January 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan--
(1) specifying the manner in which the Secretary will implement the
additional reporting requirement of subsection (d) of section 482 of
title 10, United States Code, as added by this section; and
(2) specifying the criteria proposed to be used to evaluate the
readiness indicators identified in such subsection (d).
(c) Limitation Pending Receipt of Implementation Plan.--Of the amount
available for fiscal year 1998 for operation and support activities of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 10 percent may not be obligated
until after the date on which the implementation plan required by
subsection (b) is submitted.
(d) Transition to Complete Report.--Until the report under section
482 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), for
the third quarter of 1998 is submitted, the Secretary of Defense may
omit the information required by subsection (d) of such section if the
Secretary determines that it is impracticable to comply with such
subsection with regard to the preceding reports.
SEC. 323. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON TRANSFERS FROM HIGH-PRIORITY
READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Reports Required.--Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``483. Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations
``(a) Annual Reports.--Not later than the date on which the President
submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress pursuant to section
1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee
on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives a report on transfers during the
preceding fiscal year from funds available for each covered budget
activity.
``(b) Midyear Reports.--Not later than June 1 of each fiscal year,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional committees
specified in subsection (a) a report on transfers, during the first six
months of that fiscal year, from funds available for each covered budget
activity.
``(c) Matters To Be Included.--In each report under subsection (a) or
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall include for each covered budget
activity the following:
``(1) A statement, for the period covered by the report, of--
``(A) the total amount of transfers into funds available for that
activity;
``(B) the total amount of transfers from funds available for that
activity; and
``(C) the net amount of transfers into, or out of, funds available
for that activity.
``(2) A detailed explanation of the transfers into, and out of,
funds available for that activity during the period covered by the
report.
``(d) Covered Budget Activity Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered budget activity' means each of the following:
``(1) The budget activity groups (known as `subactivities') within
the Operating Forces budget activity of the annual Operation and
Maintenance, Army, appropriation that are designated as follows:
``(A) All subactivities under the category of Land Forces.
``(B) Land Forces Depot Maintenance.
``(C) Base Support.
``(D) Maintenance of Real Property.
``(2) The Air Operations budget activity groups (known as
`subactivities') within the Operating Forces budget activity of the
annual Operation and Maintenance, Navy, appropriation that are
designated as follows:
``(A) Mission and Other Flight Operations.
``(B) Fleet Air Training.
``(C) Aircraft Depot Maintenance.
``(D) Base Support.
``(E) Maintenance of Real Property.
``(3) The Ship Operations budget activity groups (known as
`subactivities') within the Operating Forces budget activity of the
annual Operation and Maintenance, Navy, appropriation that are
designated as follows:
``(A) Mission and Other Ship Operations.
``(B) Ship Operational Support and Training.
``(C) Ship Depot Maintenance.
``(D) Base Support.
``(E) Maintenance of Real Property.
``(4) The Expeditionary Forces budget activity groups (known as
`subactivities') within the Operating Forces budget activity of the
annual Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, appropriation that are
designated as follows:
``(A) Operational Forces.
``(B) Depot Maintenance.
``(C) Base Support.
``(D) Maintenance of Real Property.
``(5) The Air Operations and Combat Related Operations budget
activity groups (known as `subactivities') within the Operating Forces
budget activity of the annual Operation and Maintenance, Air Force,
appropriation that are designated as follows:
``(A) Primary Combat Forces.
``(B) Primary Combat Weapons.
``(C) Air Operations Training.
``(D) Depot Maintenance.
``(E) Base Support.
``(F) Maintenance of Real Property.
``(6) The Mobility Operations budget activity group (known as a
`subactivity') within the Mobilization budget activity of the annual
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, appropriation that is designated
as Airlift Operations.
``(e) Termination.--The requirements specified in subsections (a) and
(b) shall terminate upon the submission of the annual report under
subsection (a) covering fiscal year 2000.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``483. Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness
appropriations.''.
SEC. 324. ANNUAL REPORT ON AIRCRAFT INVENTORY.
(a) Annual Report Required.--(1) Chapter 23 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 483, as added by
section 323, the following new section:
``484. Annual report on aircraft inventory
``(a) Annual Report.--The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
shall submit to Congress each year a report on the aircraft in the
inventory of the Department of Defense. The Under Secretary shall submit
the report when the President submits the budget to Congress under
section 1105(a) of title 31.
``(b) Content.--The report shall set forth, in accordance with
subsection (c), the following information:
``(1) The total number of aircraft in the inventory.
``(2) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory that are
active, stated in the following categories (with appropriate
subcategories for mission aircraft, training aircraft, dedicated test
aircraft, and other aircraft):
``(A) Primary aircraft.
``(B) Backup aircraft.
``(C) Attrition and reconstitution reserve aircraft.
``(3) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory that are
inactive, stated in the following categories:
``(A) Bailment aircraft.
``(B) Drone aircraft.
``(C) Aircraft for sale or other transfer to foreign governments.
``(D) Leased or loaned aircraft.
``(E) Aircraft for maintenance training.
``(F) Aircraft for reclamation.
``(G) Aircraft in storage.
``(4) The aircraft inventory requirements approved by the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
``(c) Display of Information.--The report shall specify the
information required by subsection (b) separately for the active
component of each armed force and for each reserve component of each
armed force and, within the information set forth for each such
component, shall specify the information separately for each type,
model, and series of aircraft provided for in the future-years defense
program submitted to Congress.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 483, as added by section
323, the following new item:
``484. Report on aircraft inventory.''.
(b) Special Submission Date for First Report.--The Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller) shall submit the first report required under
section 484 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection
(a)), not later than January 30, 1998.
(c) Modification of Budget Data Exhibits.--The Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller) shall ensure that aircraft budget data exhibits of
the Department of Defense that are submitted to Congress display total
numbers of active aircraft where numbers of primary aircraft or primary
authorized aircraft are displayed in those exhibits.
SEC. 325. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS ADVERSELY AFFECTING MILITARY
TRAINING OR OTHER READINESS ACTIVITIES.
(a) Congressional Notification.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``2014. Administrative actions adversely affecting military
training or other readiness activities
``(a) Congressional Notification.--Whenever an official of an
Executive agency takes or proposes to take an administrative action
that, as determined by the Secretary of Defense
in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, affects training or any other readiness activity in a manner that
has or would have a significant adverse effect on the military readiness
of any of the armed forces or a critical component thereof, the
Secretary shall submit a written notification of the action and each
significant adverse effect to the head of the Executive agency taking or
proposing to take the administrative action. At the same time, the
Secretary shall transmit a copy of the notification to the President,
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on
National Security of the House of Representatives.
``(b) Notification To Be Prompt.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall submit a written notification of an administrative
action or proposed administrative action required by subsection (a) as
soon as possible after the Secretary becomes aware of the action or
proposed action.
``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe policies and procedures to ensure
that the Secretary receives information on an administrative action or
proposed administrative action described in subsection (a) promptly
after Department of Defense personnel receive notice of such an action
or proposed action.
``(c) Consultation Between Secretary and Head of Executive
Agency.--Upon notification with respect to an administrative action or
proposed administrative action under subsection (a), the head of the
Executive agency concerned shall--
``(1) respond promptly to the Secretary; and
``(2) consistent with the urgency of the training or readiness
activity involved and the provisions of law under which the
administrative action or proposed administrative action is being taken,
seek to reach an agreement with the Secretary on immediate actions to
attain the objective of the administrative action or proposed
administrative action in a manner which eliminates or mitigates the
adverse effects of the administrative action or proposed administrative
action upon the training or readiness activity.
``(d) Moratorium.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), upon notification
with respect to an administrative action or proposed administrative
action under subsection (a), the administrative action or proposed
administrative action shall cease to be effective with respect to the
Department of Defense until the earlier of--
``(A) the end of the five-day period beginning on the date of the
notification; or
``(B) the date of an agreement between the head of the Executive
agency concerned and the Secretary as a result of the consultations
under subsection (c).
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an administrative
action or proposed administrative action if the head of the Executive
agency concerned determines that the delay in enforcement of the
administrative action or proposed administrative action will pose an
actual threat of an imminent and substantial endangerment to public
health or the environment.
``(e) Effect of Lack of Agreement.--(1) If the head of an Executive
agency and the Secretary do not enter into an agreement under subsection
(c)(2), the Secretary shall submit a written notification to the
President who shall take final action on the matter.
``(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President
takes final action on a matter under paragraph (1), the President shall
submit to the committees referred to in subsection (a) a notification of
the action.
``(f) Limitation on Delegation of Authority.--The head of an
Executive agency may not delegate any responsibility under this section.
``(g) Definition.--In this section, the term `Executive agency' has
the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, except that the
term does not include the General Accounting Office.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``2014. Administrative actions adversely affecting military
training or other readiness activities.''.
SEC. 326. COMMON MEASUREMENT OF OPERATIONS TEMPO AND PERSONNEL TEMPO.
(a) Means for Measurement.--The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, develop (1) a common means of
measuring the operations tempo (OPTEMPO) of each of the Armed Forces,
and (2) a common means of measuring the personnel tempo (PERSTEMPO) of
each of the Armed Forces. The Chairman shall consult with the other
members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in developing those common means of
measurement.
(b) Perstempo Measurement.--The measurement of personnel tempo
developed by the Chairman shall include a means of identifying the rate
of deployment for individual members of the Armed Forces in addition to
the rate of deployment for units.
SEC. 327. INCLUSION OF AIR FORCE DEPOT MAINTENANCE AS
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET LINE ITEMS.
For fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, Air Force
depot-level maintenance of materiel shall be displayed as one or more
separate line items under each subactivity within the authorization
request for operation and maintenance, Air Force, in the proposed budget
for that fiscal year submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of
title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 328. PROHIBITION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF TIERED READINESS SYSTEM.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of a military department may not
implement, or be required to implement, a new readiness system for units
of the Armed Forces (as outlined in sections 329 and 330), under which a
military unit would be categorized into one of several categories (known
as ``tiers'') according to the likelihood that the unit will be required
to respond to a military conflict and the time in which the unit will be
required to respond, if that system would have the effect of changing
the methods used as of October 1, 1996, by the Armed Forces under the
jurisdiction of that Secretary for determining the priorities for
allocating to such military units funding, personnel, equipment,
equipment maintenance, and training resources, and the associated levels
of readiness of those units that result from those priorities.
(b) Report to Congress Requesting Waiver.--If the Secretary of
Defense determines, following the review required by sections 329 and
330 (or any similar review), that implementation for one or more of the
Armed Forces of a tiered readiness system that is prohibited by
subsection (a) would be in the national security interests of the United
States, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth
that determination, together with the rationale for that determination,
and a request for the enactment of legislation to allow implementation
of such a system.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) is intended to
preclude the Secretary of Defense from taking necessary actions to
maintain the combat preparedness of the active and reserve components of
the Armed Forces.
SEC. 329. REPORT ON MILITARY READINESS REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than January 31, 1998, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the military readiness requirements of
the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces (including combat
units, combat support units, and combat service support units). The
report shall assess such requirements under a tiered readiness and
response system that categorizes a given unit according to the
likelihood that it will be required to respond to a military conflict
and the time within which it will be required to respond.
(b) Preparation by JCS and Commanders of Unified Commands.--The
report required by subsection (a) shall be prepared jointly by the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Staff of the Army,
the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the
Commandant of the Marine Corps, the commander of the Special Operations
Command, and the commanders of the other unified commands.
(c) Assessment Scenario.--The report shall assess readiness
requirements in a scenario that is based on the following assumptions:
(1) That the Armed Forces of the United States must be capable of--
(A) fighting and winning, in concert with allies, two major theater
wars nearly simultaneously; and
(B) deterring or defeating a strategic attack on the United States.
(2) That the forces available for deployment are the forces included
in the force structure recommended in the Quadrennial Defense Review,
including all other planned force enhancements.
(d) Assessment Elements.--(1) The report shall identify, by unit
type, all major units of the active and reserve components of the Armed
Forces and assess the readiness requirements of the units. Each
identified unit shall be categorized within one of the following
classifications:
(A) Forward-deployed and crisis response forces, or ``Tier I''
forces, that possess limited internal sustainment capability and do not
require immediate access to regional air bases or ports or overflight
rights, including the following:
(i) Force units that are deployed in rotation at sea or on land
outside the United States.
(ii) Combat-ready crises response forces that are capable of
mobilizing and deploying within 10 days after receipt of orders.
(iii) Forces that are supported by prepositioning equipment afloat
or are capable of being inserted into a theater upon the capture of a
port or airfield by forcible entry forces.
(B) Combat-ready follow-on forces, or ``Tier II'' forces, that can
be mobilized and deployed to a theater within approximately 60 days
after receipt of orders.
(C) Combat-ready conflict resolution forces, or ``Tier III'' forces,
that can be mobilized and deployed to a theater within approximately 180
days after receipt of orders.
(D) All other active and reserve component force units which are not
categorized within a classification described in subparagraph (A), (B),
or (C).
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the following units are major
units:
(A) In the case of the Army or Marine Corps, a brigade and a
battalion.
(B) In the case of the Navy, a squadron of aircraft, a ship, and a
squadron of ships.
(C) In the case of the Air Force, a squadron of aircraft.
(e) Projection of Savings for Use for Modernization.--The report
shall include a projection for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 of the
amounts of the savings in operation and maintenance funding that--
(1) could be derived by each of the Armed Forces by placing as many
units as is practicable into the lower readiness categories among the
tiers; and
(2) could be made available for force modernization.
(f) Form of Report.--The report under this section shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
(g) Planned Force Enhancement Defined.--In this section, the term
``planned force enhancement'', with respect to the force structure
recommended in the Quadrennial Defense Review, means any future
improvement in the capability of the force (including current strategic
and future improvement in strategic lift capability) that is assumed in
the development of the recommendation for the force structure set forth
in the Quadrennial Defense Review.
SEC. 330. ASSESSMENT OF CYCLICAL READINESS POSTURE OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Requirement.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress
a report on the readiness posture of the Armed Forces described in
subsection (b).
(2) The Secretary shall prepare the report required under paragraph
(1) with the assistance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In providing such
assistance, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall consult with
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
(b) Readiness Posture.--(1) The readiness posture to be covered by
the report under subsection (a) is a readiness posture for units of the
Armed Forces, or for designated units of the Armed Forces, that provides
for a rotation of such units between a state of high readiness and a
state of low readiness.
(2) As part of the evaluation of the readiness posture described in
paragraph (1), the report shall address in particular a readiness
posture that--
(A) establishes within the Armed Forces two equivalent forces each
structured so as to be capable of fighting and winning a major theater
war; and
(B) provides for an alternating rotation of such forces between a
state of high readiness and a state of low readiness.
(3) The evaluation of the readiness posture described in paragraph
(2) shall be based upon assumptions permitting comparison with the
existing force structure as follows:
(A) That there are assembled from among the units of the Armed
Forces two equivalent forces each structured so as to be capable of
fighting and winning a major theater war.
(B) That each force referred to in subparagraph (A) includes--
(i) four active Army divisions, including one mechanized division,
one armored division, one light infantry division, and one division
combining airborne units and air assault units, and appropriate support
and service support units for such divisions;
(ii) six divisions (or division equivalents) of the Army National
Guard or the Army Reserve that are essentially equivalent in structure,
and appropriate support and service support units for such divisions;
(iii) six aircraft carrier battle groups;
(iv) six active Air Force fighter wings (or fighter wing equivalents);
(v) four Air Force reserve fighter wings (or fighter wing
equivalents); and
(vi) one active Marine Corps expeditionary force.
(C) That each force may be supplemented by critical units or units
in short supply, including heavy bomber units, strategic lift units, and
aerial reconnaissance units, that are not subject to the readiness
rotation otherwise assumed for purposes of the evaluation or are subject
to the rotation on a modified basis.
(D) That units of the Armed Forces not assigned to a force are
available for operations other than those essential to fight and win a
major theater war, including peace operations.
(E) That the state of readiness of each force alternates between a
state of high readiness and a state of low readiness on a frequency
determined by the Secretary (but not more often than once every six
months) and with only one force at a given state of readiness at any one
time.
(F) That, during the period of state of high readiness of a force,
any operations or activities (including leave and education and training
of personnel) that detract from the near-term wartime readiness of the
force are temporary and their effects on such state of readiness
minimized.
(G) That units are assigned overseas during the period of state of
high readiness of the force to which the units are assigned primarily on
a temporary duty basis.
(H) That, during the period of high readiness of a force, the
operational war plans for the force incorporate the divisions (or
division equivalents) of the Army Reserve or Army National Guard
assigned to the force in a manner such that one such division (or
division equivalent) is, on a rotating basis for such divisions (or
division equivalents) during the period, maintained in a high state of
readiness and dedicated as the first reserve combat division to be transferred
overseas in the event of a major theater war.
(c) Report Elements.--The report under this section shall include the
following elements for the readiness posture described in subsection
(b)(2):
(1) An estimate of the range of cost savings achievable over the
long term as a result of implementing the readiness posture, including--
(A) the savings achievable from reduced training levels and
readiness levels during periods in which a force referred to in
subsection (b)(3)(A) is in a state of low readiness; and
(B) the savings achievable from reductions in costs of
infrastructure overseas as a result of reduced permanent change of
station rotations.
(2) An assessment of the potential risks associated with a lower
readiness status for units assigned to a force in a state of low
readiness under the readiness posture, including the risks associated
with the delayed availability of such units overseas in the event of two
nearly simultaneous major theater wars.
(3) An assessment of the potential risks associated with requiring
the forces under the readiness posture to fight a major war in any
theater worldwide.
(4) An assessment of the modifications of the current force
structure of the Armed Forces that are necessary to achieve the range of
cost savings estimated under paragraph (1), including the extent of the
diminishment, if any, of the military capabilities of the Armed Forces
as a result of the modifications.
(5) An assessment whether or not the risks of diminished military
capability associated with implementation of the readiness posture
exceed the risks of diminished military capability associated with the
modifications of the current force structure necessary to achieve cost
savings equivalent to the best case for cost savings resulting from the
implementation of the readiness posture.
(d) Form of Report.--The report under this section shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``state of high readiness'', in the case of a military
force, means the capability to mobilize first-to-arrive units of the
force within 18 hours and last-to-arrive units within 120 days of a
particular event.
(2) The term ``state of low readiness'', in the case of a military
force, means the capability to mobilize first-to-arrive units within 90
days and last-to-arrive units within 180 days of a particular event.
SEC. 331. REPORT ON MILITARY EXERCISES CONDUCTED UNDER CERTAIN
TRAINING EXERCISES PROGRAMS
(a) Report.--Not later than February 16, 1998, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a
report on the military exercises conducted by the Department of Defense
during fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 and the military exercises
planned to be conducted during fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, under
the following training exercises programs:
(1) The program known as the ``CJCS Exercise Program''.
(2) The program known as the ``Partnership for Peace program``.
(3) The Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
(b) Information on Exercises Conducted or To Be Conducted.--The
report under subsection (a) shall include the following information for
each exercise included in the report, which shall be set forth by fiscal
year and shown within the fiscal year by the sponsoring command:
(1) Name of the exercise.
(2) Type, description, duration, and objectives of the exercise.
(3) Participating units, including the number of personnel
participating in each unit.
(4) For each participating unit, the percentage of the tasks on that
unit's specification of tasks (known as a mission essential task list)
or a comparable specification (in the case of any of the Armed Forces
not maintaining a mission essential task list designation) that were
performed or are scheduled to be performed as part of the exercise.
(5) The cost of the exercise paid or to be paid out of funds
available to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the cost to
each of the Armed Forces participating in the exercise, with a
description of the categories of activities for which those costs are
incurred in each such case.
(6) In the case of each planned exercise, the priority of the
exercise in relation to all other exercises planned by the sponsoring
command to be conducted during that fiscal year.
(7) In the case of an exercise conducted or to be conducted in a
foreign country or with military personnel of a foreign country, the
military forces of the foreign country that participated or will
participate in the exercise.
(c) Assessment.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) an assessment of the ability of each of the Armed Forces to meet
requirements of the training exercises programs specified in subsection
(a);
(2) an assessment of the training value of each exercise covered in
the report to each unit of the Armed Forces participating in the
exercise, including for each such unit an assessment of the value of the
percentage under subsection (b)(4) as an indicator of the training value
of the exercise for that unit;
(3) options to minimize the negative effects on operational and
personnel tempo resulting from the training exercises programs; and
(4) in the case of exercises to be conducted in a foreign country or
with military personnel of a foreign country--
(A) an assessment of the training value of each exercise covered in
the report to the foreign countries involved and the extent to which the
exercise enhances the readiness capabilities of all military forces
involved in the exercise (both United States and foreign); and
(B) an assessment of the benefits to be derived through enhanced
military-to-military relationships between the United States and foreign
countries.
(d) Funding Limitation Pending Receipt of Report.--Of the funds
available for fiscal year 1998 for the conduct of the CJCS Exercise
Program, not more than 90 percent may be expended before the date on
which the report required under subsection (a) is submitted.
SEC. 332. REPORT ON OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS.
(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
on the deployments overseas of members of the Armed Forces (other than
the Coast Guard). The report shall describe the deployments as of June
30, 1996, and as of June 30, 1997.
(b) Elements.--The report shall include the following, shown as of
each date specified in subsection (a) and shown for the Armed Forces in
the aggregate and separately for each of the Armed Forces:
(1) The number of military personnel deployed overseas pursuant to a
permanent duty assignment, shown in the aggregate and by country or
ocean to which deployed.
(2) The number of military personnel deployed overseas pursuant to a
temporary duty assignment, including--
(A) the number engaged in training with units of a single military
department;
(B) the number engaged in United States military joint exercises; and
(C) the number engaged in training with allied units.
(3) The number of military personnel deployed overseas who were
engaged in contingency operations (including peacekeeping or
humanitarian assistance missions) or other activities (other than those
personnel covered by paragraphs (1) and (2)).
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TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
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SEC. 655. SUBSISTENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ABOVE THE
POVERTY LEVEL.
(a) Study and Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
study of members of the Armed Forces and their families who subsist at,
near, or below the poverty level. The study shall include the following:
(A) An analysis of potential solutions for ensuring that members of
the Armed Forces and their families do not have to subsist at, near, or
below the poverty level, including potential solutions involving changes
in the system of allowances for members.
(B) Identification of the military populations most likely to need
income support under Federal Government programs, including--
(i) the populations living in areas of the United States where
housing costs are notably high;
(ii) the populations living outside the United States; and
(iii) the number of persons in each identified population.
(C) The desirability of increasing rates of basic pay and allowances
for members over a defined period of years by a range of percentages
that provides for higher percentage increases for lower ranking members
than for higher ranking members.
(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
containing the results of the study and such recommendations as the
Secretary considers to be appropriate.
(b) Implementation of Department of Defense Special Supplemental Food
Program for Personnel Outside the United States.--(1) Subsection (b) of
section 1060a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``(b) Federal Payments and Commodities.--For the purpose of obtaining
Federal payments and commodities in order to carry out the program
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make
available to the Secretary of Defense the same payments and commodities
as are made for the special supplemental food program in the United
States under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786). The Secretary of Defense may use funds available for the
Department of Defense to carry out the program under subsection (a).''.
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
regarding the intentions of the Secretary regarding implementation of
the program authorized under section 1060a of title 10, United States
Code, including any plans to implement the program.
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TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management
SEC. 911. REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MANAGEMENT
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support
activities personnel: limitation
``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2002, the number of
management headquarters and headquarters support activities personnel in
the Department of Defense may not exceed 75 percent of the baseline
number.
``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of management headquarters and
headquarters support activities personnel in the Department of Defense--
``(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed 95 percent of the
baseline number;
``(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed 90 percent of the
baseline number;
``(3) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed 85 percent of the
baseline number; and
``(4) as of October 1, 2001, may not exceed 80 percent of the
baseline number.
``(c) Baseline Number.--In this section, the term `baseline number'
means the number of management headquarters and headquarters support
activities personnel in the Department of Defense as of October 1, 1997.
``(d) Limitation on Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support
Personnel Assigned to the United States Transportation Command.--(1)
Effective October 1, 1998, the number of management headquarters
activities and management headquarters support activities personnel
assigned to, or employed in, the United States Transportation Command
may not exceed the number equal to 95 percent of the number of such
personnel as of October 1, 1997.
``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the United States Transportation
Command shall be considered to include the following:
``(A) The United States Transportation Command Headquarters.
``(B) The Air Mobility Command of the Air Force.
``(C) The Military Sealift Command of the Navy.
``(D) The Military Traffic Management Command of the Army.
``(E) The Defense Courier Service.
``(F) Any other element of the Department of Defense assigned to the
United States Transportation Command.
``(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive or suspend operation of
paragraph (1) in the event of a war or national emergency.
``(e) Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities
Personnel Defined.--In this section:
``(1) The term `management headquarters and headquarters support
activities personnel' means military and civilian personnel of the
Department of Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in
management headquarters activities or in management headquarters support
activities.
``(2) The terms `management headquarters activities' and `management
headquarters support activities' have the meanings given those terms in
Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled `Department of Defense
Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities', as in
effect on November 12, 1996.
``(f) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.--In carrying out
reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or employed in,
management headquarters and headquarters support activities in order to
comply with this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries
of the military departments may not reassign functions in order to evade
the requirements of this section.
``(g) Flexibility.--If the Secretary of Defense determines, and
certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection (b) with
respect to any fiscal year would adversely affect United States national
security, the Secretary may waive the limitation under that subsection
with respect to that fiscal year. If the Secretary of Defense
determines, and certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection
(a) during fiscal year 2001 would adversely affect United States
national security, the Secretary may waive the limitation under that
subsection with respect to that fiscal year. The authority under this
subsection may be used only once, with respect to a single fiscal
year.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
``130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support
activities personnel: limitation.''.
(b) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 15, 1998, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report--
(1) containing a plan to achieve the personnel reductions required
by section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a); and
(2) including the recommendations of the Secretary regarding--
(A) the revision, replacement, or augmentation of Department of
Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled ``Department of Defense Management
Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities'', as in effect on
November 12, 1996; and
(B) the revision of the definitions of the terms ``management
headquarters activities'' and ``management headquarters support
activities'' under that Directive so that those terms apply uniformly
throughout the Department of Defense.
(c) Duties of Task Force on Defense Reform to Include Consideration
Of Management Headquarters Activities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall require that the areas of study of the Task Force on Defense
Reform (established by the Secretary of Defense on May 14, 1997, and
headed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense) include an examination of the
missions, functions, and responsibilities of the various management
headquarters activities and management headquarters support activities
of the Department of Defense. In carrying out that examination of those
activities, the Task Force shall identify areas of duplication in those
activities and recommend to the Secretary options to streamline, reduce,
and eliminate redundancies.
(2) The examination of the missions, functions, and responsibilities
of the various management headquarters activities and management
headquarters support activities of the Department of Defense under
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected
elimination of Department of Defense management headquarters activities
and management headquarters support activities.
(B) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the management
headquarters and management headquarters support infrastructure that
were realized as a result of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition
Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103 355) and the Clinger-Cohen Act
of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104 106) or as result of other
management reform initiatives implemented administratively during the
period from 1993 through 1997.
(C) An assessment of such other options for streamlining or
restructuring the management headquarters and management headquarters
support infrastructure as the Task Force considers appropriate and as
can be carried out under existing provisions of law.
(3) Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of the examination by the
Task Force under this subsection. The Secretary shall include in the
report any report to the Secretary from the Task Force with respect to
the matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(d) Codification of Prior Permanent Limitation on OSD Personnel.--(1)
Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end a new section 143 consisting of--
(A) a heading as follows:
``143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation'';
and
(B) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) through (f) of
section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1997 (Public Law 104 201; 110 Stat. 2617).
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
``143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation.''.
(3) Section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1997 (Public Law 104 201; 110 Stat. 2617) is repealed.
SEC. 912. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
(a) Reduction of Defense Acquisition Workforce.--(1) The Secretary of
Defense shall accomplish reductions in defense acquisition personnel
positions during fiscal year 1998 so that the total number of such
personnel as of October 1, 1998, is less than the total number of such
personnel as of October 1, 1997, by at least the applicable number
determined under paragraph (2).
(2)(A) The applicable number for purposes of paragraph (1) is 25,000.
However, the Secretary of Defense may specify a lower number, which may
not be less than 10,000, as the applicable number for purposes of
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines, and certifies to Congress not
later than June 1, 1998, that an applicable number greater than the
number specified by the Secretary would be inconsistent with the
cost-effective management of the defense acquisition system to obtain
best value equipment and would adversely affect military readiness.
(B) The Secretary shall include with such a certification a detailed
explanation of each of the matters certified.
(C) The authority of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) may only be
delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``defense acquisition
personnel'' means military and civilian personnel (other than civilian
personnel who are employed at a maintenance depot) who are assigned to,
or employed in, acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense
(as specified in Department of Defense Instruction numbered 5000.58
dated January 14, 1992).
(b) Report on Specific Acquisition Positions Previously
Eliminated.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on
reductions in the defense acquisition workforce made since fiscal year
1989. The report shall show aggregate reductions by fiscal year and
shall show for each fiscal year reductions identified by specific job
title, classification, or position. The report shall also identify those
reductions carried out pursuant to law (and how the Secretary
implemented any statutory requirement for such reductions, including
definition of the workforce subject to the reduction) and those
reductions carried out as a result of base closures and realignments
under the so-called BRAC process. The Secretary shall include in the
report a definition of the term ``defense acquisition workforce'' that
is to be applied uniformly throughout the Department of Defense.
(c) Implementation Plan To Streamline and Improve Acquisition
Organizations.--(1) Not later than April 1, 1998, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan to
streamline the acquisition organizations, workforce, and infrastructure
of the Department of Defense. The Secretary shall include with the
report a detailed discussion of the recommendations of the Secretary
based on the review under subsection (d) and the assessment of the Task
Force on Defense Reform pursuant to subsection (e), together with a
request for the enactment of any legislative changes necessary for
implementation of the plan. The Secretary shall include in the report
the results of the review under subsection (d) and the independent
assessment of the Task Force on Defense Reform pursuant to subsection
(e).
(2) In carrying out this subsection and subsection (d), the Secretary
of Defense shall formally consult with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, the Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation, the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and the Under Secretary for
Acquisition and Technology.
(d) Review of Acquisition Organizations and Functions.--The Secretary
of Defense shall conduct a review of the organizations and functions of
the Department of Defense acquisition activities and of the personnel
required to carry out those functions. The review shall identify the
following:
(1) Opportunities for cross-service, cross-functional arrangements
within the military services and defense agencies.
(2) Specific areas of overlap, duplication, and redundancy among the
various acquisition organizations.
(3) Opportunities to further streamline acquisition processes.
(4) Benefits of an enhanced Joint Requirements Oversight Council in
the acquisition process.
(5) Alternative consolidation options for acquisition organizations.
(6) Alternative methods for performing industry oversight and
quality assurance.
(7) Alternative options to shorten the procurement cycle.
(8) Alternative acquisition infrastructure reduction options within
current authorities.
(9) Alternative organizational arrangements that capitalize on core
acquisition competencies among the military services and defense
agencies.
(10) Future acquisition personnel requirements of the Department.
(11) Adequacy of the Program, Plans, and Budgeting System in
fulfilling current and future acquisition needs of the Department.
(12) Effect of technology and advanced management tools in the
future acquisition system.
(13) Applicability of more flexible alternative approaches to the
current civil service system for the acquisition workforce.
(14) Adequacy of Department of Defense Instruction numbered 5000.58
dated January 14, 1992.
(e) Duties of Task Force on Defense Reform to Include Consideration
Of Acquisition Organizations.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
require that the areas of study of the Task Force on Defense Reform
(established by the Secretary of Defense on May 14, 1997, and headed by
the Deputy Secretary of Defense) include an examination of the missions,
functions, and responsibilities of the various acquisition organizations
of the Department of Defense, including the acquisition workforce of the
Department. In carrying out that examination of those organizations and
that workforce, the Task Force shall identify areas of duplication in
defense acquisition organization and recommend to the Secretary options
to streamline, reduce, and eliminate redundancies.
(2) The examination of the missions, functions, and responsibilities
of the various acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense
under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected
elimination of Department of Defense acquisition organizations.
(B) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the defense
acquisition infrastructure that were realized as a result of the
enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103 355) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of
Public Law 104 106) or as result of other acquisition reform initiatives
implemented administratively during the period from 1993 through 1997.
(C) An assessment of such other options for streamlining or
restructuring the defense acquisition infrastructure as the Task Force
considers appropriate and as can be carried out under existing
provisions of law.
(3) Not later than March 1, 1998, the Task Force shall submit to the
Secretary a report on the results of its review of the acquisition
organizations of the Department of Defense, including any
recommendations of the Task Force for improvements to those
organizations.
(f) Technical Reference Correction.--Section 1721(c) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``November 25, 1988'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``November 12, 1996''.
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TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals
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SEC. 1043. OVERSEAS INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United States military forces have been withdrawn from the
Philippines.
(2) United States military forces are to be withdrawn from Panama by
2000.
(3) There continues to be local opposition to the continued presence
of United States military forces in Okinawa.
(4) The Quadrennial Defense Review lists ``the loss of U.S. access
to critical facilities and lines of communication in key regions'' as
one of the so-called ``wild card'' scenarios covered in the review.
(5) The National Defense Panel states that ``U.S. forces' long-term
access to forward bases, to include air bases, ports, and logistics
facilities, cannot be assumed''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the President should develop alternatives to the current
arrangement for forward basing of the Armed Forces outside the United
States, including alternatives to the existing infrastructure for
forward basing of forces and alternatives to the existing international
agreements that provide for basing of United States forces in foreign
countries; and
(2) because the Pacific Rim continues to emerge as a region of
significant economic and military importance to the United States, a
continued presence of the Armed Forces in that region is vital to the
capability of the United States to timely protect its interests in the
region.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a
report on the overseas infrastructure requirements of the Armed Forces.
(d) Content.--The report shall contain the following:
(1) The quantity and types of forces that the United States must
station in each region of the world in order to support the current
national military strategy of the United States.
(2) The quantity and types of forces that the United States will
need to station in each region of the world in order to meet the
expected or potential future threats to the national security interests
of the United States.
(3) The requirements for access to, and use of, air space and ground
maneuver areas in each such region for training for the quantity and
types of forces identified for the region pursuant to paragraphs (1) and
(2).
(4) A list of the international agreements, currently in force, that
the United States has entered into with foreign countries regarding the
basing of United States forces in those countries and the dates on which
the agreements expire.
(5) A discussion of any anticipated political opposition or other
opposition to the renewal of any of those international agreements.
(6) A discussion of future overseas basing requirements for United
States forces, taking into account expected changes in national security
strategy, national security environment, and weapons systems.
(7) The expected costs of maintaining the overseas infrastructure
for foreign based forces of the United States, including the costs of
constructing any new facilities that will be necessary overseas to meet
emerging requirements relating to the national security interests of the
United States.
(e) Form of Report.--The report may be submitted in a classified or
unclassified form.
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TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS
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SEC. 1225. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO LEVEL OF UNITED
STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The stability of the Asia-Pacific region is a matter of vital
national interest affecting the well-being of all Americans.
(2) The nations of the Pacific Rim collectively represent the United
States largest trading partner and are expected to account for almost
one-third of the world's economic activity by the start of the next
century.
(3) The increased reliance by the United States on trade and Middle
East oil sources has reinforced United States security interests in the
Southeast Asia shipping lanes through the South China Sea and the key
straits of Malacca, Sunda, Lombok, and Makassar.
(4) The South China Sea is an important area for United States Navy
ships passing from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.
(5) Maintaining freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is an
important interest of the United States.
(6) The threats of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the
emerging nationalism amidst long-standing ethnic and national rivalries,
and the unresolved territorial disputes combine to create a political
landscape of potential instability and conflict in this region that
could jeopardize the interests of the United States and the safety of
United States nationals.
(7) A critical component of the East Asia strategy of the United
States is maintaining forward deployed forces in Asia to ensure broad
regional stability, to help to deter aggression, to lessen the pressure
for arms races, and to contribute to the political and economic advances
of the region from which the United States benefits.
(8) The forward presence of the United States in Northeast Asia
enables the United States to respond to regional contingencies, to
protect sea lines of communication, to sustain influence, and to support
operations as distant as operations in the Persian Gulf.
(9) The military forces of the United States serve to prevent the
political or economic control of the Asia-Pacific region by a rival,
hostile power or coalition of such powers, thus preventing any such
group from obtaining control over the vast resources, enormous wealth,
and advanced technology of the region.
(10) Allies of the United States in the region can base their
defense planning on a reliable American security commitment, a reduction
of which could stimulate an arms buildup in the region.
(11) The Joint Announcement of the United States-Japan Security
Consultative Committee of December 1996, acknowledged that ``the forward
presence of U.S. forces continues to be an essential element for
pursuing our common security objectives''.
(12) The United States and Japan signed the United States-Japan
Security Declaration in April 1996, in which the United States
reaffirmed its commitment to maintain this level of 100,000
United States military personnel in the region.
(13) The United States military presence is recognized by the
nations of the region as serving stability and enabling United States
engagement.
(14) The nations of East Asia and the Pacific consider the
commitment of the forces of the United States to be so vital to their
future that they scrutinize actions of the United States for any sign of
weakened commitment to the security of the region.
(15) The reduction of forward-based military forces could negatively
affect the ability of the United States to contribute to the maintenance
of peace and stability of the Asia and Pacific region.
(16) Recognizing that while the United States must consider the
overall capabilities of its forces in its decisions to deploy troops,
nevertheless any reduction in the number of forward-based troops may
reduce the perception of American capability and commitment in the
region that cannot be completely offset by modernization of the
remaining forces.
(17) During time of crisis, deployment of forces to East Asia, even
though such forces were previously removed from the area, might be
deemed to be an act of provocation that could be used as a pretext by a
hostile power for armed aggression within the region, and the existence
of that possibility might hinder such a deployment.
(18) Proposals to reduce the forward presence of the United States
in the East Asia region or subordinate security interests to United
States domestic budgetary concerns can erode the perception of the
commitment of the United States to its alliances and interests in the
region.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United
States should maintain at least approximately 100,000 United States
military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region until such time
as there is a peaceful and permanent resolution to the major security
and political conflicts in the region.
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SEC. 1309. ANNUAL REPORT ON MORATORIUM ON USE BY ARMED FORCES
OF ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has stated its support for a ban on
antipersonnel landmines that is global in scope and verifiable.
(2) On May 16, 1996, the President announced that the United States,
as a matter of policy, would eliminate its stockpile of
non-self-destructing antipersonnel landmines, except those used for
training purposes and in Korea, and that the United States would reserve
the right to use self-destructing antipersonnel landmines in the event
of conflict.
(3) On May 16, 1996, the President also announced that the United
States would lead an effort to negotiate an international treaty
permanently banning the use of all antipersonnel landmines.
(4) The United States is currently participating at the United
Nations Conference on Disarmament in negotiations aimed at achieving a
global ban on the use of antipersonnel landmines.
(5) On August 18, 1997, the administration agreed to participate in
international negotiations sponsored by Canada (the so-called ``Ottawa
process'') designed to achieve a treaty that would outlaw the
production, use, and sale of antipersonnel landmines.
(6) On September 17, 1997, the President announced that the United
States would not sign the antipersonnel landmine treaty concluded in
Oslo, Norway, by participants in the Ottawa process because the treaty
would not provide a geographic exception to allow the United States to
stockpile and use antipersonnel landmines in Korea or an exemption that
would preserve the ability of the United States to use mixed antitank
mine systems which could be used to deter an armored assault against
United States forces.
(7) The President also announced a change in United States policy
whereby the United States--
(A) would no longer deploy antipersonnel landmines, including
self-destructing antipersonnel landmines, by 2003, except in Korea;
(B) would seek to field alternatives by that date, or by 2006 in the
case of Korea;
(C) would undertake a new initiative in the United Nations
Conference on Disarmament to establish a
global ban on the transfer of antipersonnel landmines; and
(D) would increase its current humanitarian demining activities
around the world.
(8) The President's decision would allow the continued use by United
States forces of self-destructing antipersonnel landmines that are used
as part of a mixed antitank mine system.
(9) Under existing law (as provided in section 580 of Public Law 104
107; 110 Sat 751), on February 12, 1999, the United States will
implement a one-year moratorium on the use of antipersonnel landmines by
United States forces except along internationally recognized national
borders or in demilitarized zones within a perimeter marked area that is
monitored by military personnel and protected by adequate means to
ensure the exclusion of civilians.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States should not implement a moratorium on the use
of antipersonnel landmines by United States Armed Forces in a manner
that would endanger United States personnel or undermine the military
effectiveness of United States Armed Forces in executing their missions;
and
(2) the United States should pursue the development of alternatives
to self-destructing antipersonnel landmines.
(c) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 each year, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report concerning antipersonnel landmines. Each such report
shall include the Secretary's description of the following:
(1) The military utility of the continued deployment and use by the
United States of antipersonnel landmines.
(2) The effect of a moratorium on the production, stockpiling, and
use of antipersonnel landmines on the ability of United States forces to
deter and defend against attack on land by hostile forces, including on
the Korean peninsula.
(3) Progress in developing and fielding systems that are effective
substitutes for antipersonnel landmines, including an identification and
description of the types of systems that are being developed and
fielded, the costs associated with those systems, and the estimated
timetable for developing and fielding those systems.
(4) The effect of a moratorium on the use of antipersonnel landmines
on the military effectiveness of current antitank mine systems.
(5) The number and type of pure antipersonnel landmines that remain
in the United States inventory and that are subject to elimination under
the President's September 17, 1997, declaration on United States
antipersonnel landmine policy.
(6) The number and type of mixed antitank mine systems that are in
the United States inventory, the locations where they are deployed, and
their effect on the deterrence and warfighting ability of United States
Armed Forces.
(7) The effect of the elimination of pure antipersonnel landmines on
the warfighting effectiveness of the United States Armed Forces.
(8) The costs already incurred and anticipated of eliminating
antipersonnel landmines from the United States inventory in accordance
with the policy enunciated by the President on September 17, 1997.
(9) The benefits that would result to United States military and
civilian personnel from an international treaty banning the production,
use, transfer, and stockpiling of antipersonnel landmines.
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DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
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TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family
Housing Changes
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SEC. 2824. REPORT ON CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the costs and savings
attributable to the rounds of base closures and realignments conducted
under the base closure laws and on the need, if any, for additional
rounds of base closures and realignments.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term ``base closure laws''
means--
(A) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base
Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100 526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note);
and
(B) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of
title XXIX of Public Law 101 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) A statement, using data consistent with budget data, of the
actual costs and savings (to the extent available for prior fiscal
years) and the estimated costs and savings (in the case of future fiscal
years) attributable to the closure and realignment of military
installations as a result of the base closure laws.
(2) A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the actual
costs and savings stated under paragraph (1) to the estimates of costs
and savings submitted to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Commission as part of the base closure process.
(3) A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the actual
costs and savings stated under paragraph (1) to the annual estimates of
costs and savings previously submitted to Congress.
(4) A list of each military installation at which there is
authorized to be employed 300 or more civilian personnel, set forth by
Armed Force.
(5) An estimate of current excess capacity at military
installations, set forth--
(A) as a percentage of the total capacity of the military
installations of the Armed Forces with respect to all military
installations of the Armed Forces;
(B) as a percentage of the total capacity of the military
installations of each Armed Force with respect to the military
installations of such Armed Force; and
(C) as a percentage of the total capacity of a type of military
installations with respect to military installations of such type.
(6) An assessment of the effect of the previous base closure rounds
on military capabilities and the ability of the Armed Forces to fulfill
the National Military Strategy.
(7) A description of the types of military installations that would
be recommended for closure or realignment in the event of one or more
additional base closure rounds, set forth by Armed Force.
(8) The criteria to be used by the Secretary in evaluating military
installations for closure or realignment in such event.
(9) The methodologies to be used by the Secretary in identifying
military installations for closure or realignment in such event.
(10) An estimate of the costs and savings that the Secretary
believes will be achieved as a result of the closure
or realignment of military installations in such event, set
forth by Armed Force and by year.
(11) An assessment of whether the costs and estimated savings from
one or more future rounds of base closures and realignments, currently
unauthorized, are already contained in the current Future Years Defense
Plan, and, if not, whether the Secretary will recommend modifications in
future defense spending in order to accommodate such costs and savings.
(c) Method of Presenting Information.--The statement and comparison
required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be set forth
by Armed Force, type of facility, and fiscal year, and include the
following:
(1) Operation and maintenance costs, including costs associated with
expanded operations and support, maintenance of property, administrative
support, and allowances for housing at military installations to which
functions are transferred as a result of the closure or realignment of
other installations.
(2) Military construction costs, including costs associated with
rehabilitating, expanding, and constructing facilities to receive
personnel and equipment that are transferred to military installations
as a result of the closure or realignment of other installations.
(3) Environmental cleanup costs, including costs associated with
assessments and restoration.
(4) Economic assistance costs, including--
(A) expenditures on Department of Defense demonstration projects
relating to economic assistance;
(B) expenditures by the Office of Economic Adjustment; and
(C) to the extent available, expenditures by the Economic
Development Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the
Department of Labor relating to economic assistance.
(5) To the extent information is available, unemployment
compensation costs, early retirement benefits (including benefits paid
under section 5597 of title 5, United States Code), and worker
retraining expenses under the Priority Placement Program, the Job
Training Partnership Act, and any other Federally-funded job training
program.
(6) Costs associated with military health care.
(7) Savings attributable to changes in military force structure.
(8) Savings due to lower support costs with respect to military
installations that are closed or realigned.
(d) Deadline.--The Secretary shall submit the report under subsection
(a) not later than the date on which the President submits to Congress
the budget for fiscal year 2000 under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code.
(e) Review.--The Congressional Budget Office and the Comptroller
General shall conduct a review of the report prepared under subsection
(a).
(f) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Except as necessary to prepare the
report required subsection (a), no funds authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense by this Act or
any other Act may be used for the purposes of planning for, or
collecting data in anticipation of, an authorization providing for
procedures under which the closure and realignment of military
installations may be accomplished, until the later of--
(1) the date on which the Secretary submits the report required by
subsection (a); and
(2) the date on which the Congressional Budget Office and the
Comptroller General complete a review of the report under subsection
(e).
(g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Secretary should develop a system having the capacity to
quantify the actual costs and savings attributable to the closure and
realignment of military installations pursuant to the base closure
process; and
(2) the Secretary should develop the system in expedient fashion, so
that the system may be used to quantify
costs and savings attributable to the 1995 base closure round.
SEC. 2825. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING UTILIZATION OF SAVINGS
DERIVED FROM BASE CLOSURE PROCESS.
(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1988, the Department of Defense has conducted four rounds
of closures and realignments of military installations in the United
States, resulting in the closure of 97 installations.
(2) The cost of carrying out the closure or realignment of
installations covered by such rounds is estimated by the Secretary of
Defense to be $23,000,000,000.
(3) The savings expected as a result of the closure or realignment
of such installations are estimated by the Secretary to be
$10,300,000,000 through fiscal year 1996 and $36,600,000,000 through
2001.
(4) In addition to such savings, the Secretary has estimated
recurring savings as a result of the closure or realignment of such
installations of approximately $5,600,000,000 annually.
(5) The fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Department assumed a
savings of between $2,000,000,000 and $3,000,000,000 as a result of the
closure or realignment of such installations, which savings were to be
dedicated to the modernization of the Armed Forces. The savings assumed
in the budget request were not realized.
(6) The fiscal year 1998 budget request for the Department assumes a
savings of $5,000,000,000 as a result of the closure or realignment of
such installations, which savings are to be dedicated to the
modernization of the Armed Forces.
(b) Sense of Senate on Use of Savings Resulting from Base Closure
Process.--It is the sense of the Senate that the savings identified in
the report under section 2824 should be made available to the Department
of Defense solely for purposes of the modernization of new weapon
systems (including research, development, test, and evaluation relating
to such modernization) and should be used by the Department solely for
such purposes.