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104th Congress 1st HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report
Session
104-208
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1996
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
together with
DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 2126]
<GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT>
July 27, 1995.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
C O N T E N T S
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Bill Totals...................................................... 1
Committee Budget Review Process.................................. 4
Introduction..................................................... 4
Major Committee Initiatives.................................. 5
Quality, Ready Force......................................... 6
Modernization Programs....................................... 7
Reforms/Program Reductions................................... 9
Operations ``Other Than War''................................ 10
Highlights of Committee Recommendations.......................... 13
Active Military Personnel.................................... 13
Guard and Reserve............................................ 14
Operation and Maintenance.................................... 14
Procurement.................................................. 14
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation................... 15
Forces To Be Supported........................................... 15
Department of the Army....................................... 15
Department of the Navy....................................... 16
Department of the Air Force.................................. 17
Title I. Military Personnel...................................... 18
Programs and Activities Funded by Military Personnel
Appropriations............................................. 18
Summary of Military Personnel Recommendations for Fiscal Year
1996....................................................... 18
Overall Active End Strength.............................. 19
Overall Selected Reserve End Strength.................... 19
Adjustments to Military Personnel Account.................... 20
Overview................................................. 20
Military Retiree Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)............ 20
Active Duty End Strengths................................ 20
B-52 Force Structure..................................... 20
``Friendly Fire'' Incidents.............................. 20
Selective Reenlistment Bonus............................. 21
Aviation Continuation Pay................................ 21
Housing Allowances....................................... 21
Full-Time Support Strengths.............................. 21
Civilian (Military) Technicians.......................... 22
Military Personnel, Army..................................... 23
Military Personnel, Navy..................................... 23
Military Personnel, Marine Corps............................. 23
Military Personnel, Air Force................................ 24
Reserve Personnel, Army...................................... 24
Army Reserve Commands.................................... 24
Reserve Personnel, Navy...................................... 24
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps.............................. 25
Active Reserve Manpower.................................. 25
Reserve Personnel, Air Force................................. 25
WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance Mission.................... 26
National Guard Personnel, Army............................... 26
National Guard Personnel, Air Force.......................... 26
Title II. Operation and Maintenance.............................. 28
Operation and Maintenance Overview........................... 28
Depot Maintenance........................................ 29
Operating Tempo Training................................. 30
Real Property Maintenance................................ 30
Strategic Mobility Enhancements.......................... 30
Chemical and Biological Defense Training................. 31
Recruiting and Advertising............................... 31
Acquisition Reform....................................... 31
Travel Reengineering..................................... 32
Transportation Improvements.............................. 32
Printing Efficiencies.................................... 32
Reduced Audits........................................... 32
Consolidation of Fraud Investigation..................... 33
Civilian Personnel Management............................ 33
Civilian Personnel Understrength......................... 34
Office of the Secretary of Defense Staffing.............. 34
Readiness Reprogramming.................................. 34
Assessing Readiness...................................... 34
DOD Financial Management Issues.......................... 35
Core Depot Maintenance Capability........................ 36
DOD Travel Policies...................................... 36
Household Goods Shipments................................ 36
Family Advocacy.......................................... 36
Construction Materials................................... 36
Humanitarian Assistance.................................. 37
Transfers of Military Equipment.......................... 37
Classified Programs...................................... 37
Operation and Maintenance, Army.............................. 37
Depot Maintenance........................................ 38
Pre-positioned Equipment................................. 38
National Training Center................................. 38
Training Network......................................... 38
Environmental Cleanup and Study.......................... 39
Fort Bliss Texas..................................... 39
White Sands Missile Range................................ 39
Information Technology................................... 39
Program Recommended...................................... 39
Operation and Maintenance, Navy.............................. 41
Defense Business Operations Fund......................... 41
Depot Maintenance........................................ 42
Base Operations Support.................................. 42
AN/UYQ-70................................................ 42
CSS Hunley............................................... 42
Photogrammetry........................................... 42
Information Technology................................... 43
Tomahawk Missile Recertification......................... 43
Plasma Electric Waste Converter Technology............... 43
Program Recommended...................................... 43
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps...................... 46
Operating Tempo Training................................. 46
Depot Maintenance........................................ 46
Base Support............................................. 47
Initial Issue Personnel Support Equipment................ 47
Program Recommended...................................... 47
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force......................... 49
Depot Maintenance, Excess Funded Carryover............... 49
Mission Readiness Training............................... 49
Precision Weapons........................................ 49
Spares................................................... 49
Simulation Enhancements.................................. 50
Real Property Support.................................... 50
Weapons Systems Maintenance.............................. 50
Undergraduate Pilot Training............................. 50
Tuition Assistance....................................... 50
Combat Search and Rescue................................. 50
Civil Air Patrol......................................... 50
Information Technology................................... 51
Program Recommended...................................... 51
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide...................... 54
Defense Business Management University................... 55
Defense Acquisition University........................... 55
Defense Mapping Agency................................... 55
Federal Energy Management Program........................ 55
Office of Economic Assistance............................ 55
Alternative Fuels Study.................................. 55
Department of Defense Dependents Education............... 56
Overseas Dependents Schools.......................... 56
Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools.. 56
Transition Assistance Program and Relocation
Assistance Program................................. 56
Information Technology................................... 57
Program Recommended...................................... 57
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve...................... 59
Program Recommended...................................... 59
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve...................... 60
Program Recommended...................................... 60
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.............. 61
Program Recommended...................................... 61
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve................. 62
Program recommended...................................... 62
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard............... 63
Program Recommended...................................... 63
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard................ 64
Program Recommended...................................... 64
Refugee/Disaster Relief Missions......................... 65
159th Air National Guard Fighter Group................... 65
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, Army..... 65
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.......... 66
Environmental Restoration, Defense........................... 66
Asbestos Removal......................................... 66
Naval Air Warfare Center Warminister..................... 66
Defense Fuels Supply Point, Norwalk...................... 66
Ordnance Road Site....................................... 66
Massachusetts Military Reservation....................... 67
Summer Olympics.............................................. 67
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid............... 67
Humanitarian Assistance...................................... 67
Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction......................... 68
Contributions for International Peacekeeping and Peace
Enforcement Activities..................................... 68
Title III. Procurement........................................... 69
Estimates and Appropriation Summary.......................... 69
Multiyear Procurement.................................... 69
Joint Forces Command, Control and Communications......... 71
High Capacity Air Ambulance.............................. 71
Classified Programs...................................... 71
Aircraft Procurement, Army................................... 71
Committee Recommendations................................ 72
Authorization Changes.................................... 72
Fixed Wing Aircraft...................................... 72
C-XX Aircraft........................................ 72
C-26 Aircraft........................................ 72
Rotary Wing Aircraft..................................... 72
UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter........................... 72
Modification of Aircraft................................. 72
Guardrail............................................ 72
Kiowa Warrior........................................ 73
Support Equipment and Facilities......................... 73
Aircraft Survivability Equipment..................... 73
Program Recommended...................................... 73
Missile Procurement, Army.................................... 73
Committee Recommendations................................ 74
Authorization Changes.................................... 74
Anti-Tank/Assault Missile Systems........................ 74
Javelin.............................................. 74
Multiple Launch Rocket System Rockets................ 74
Multiple Launch Rocket System Launchers.............. 74
Program Recommended...................................... 74
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army..... 75
Committee Recommendations................................ 75
Authorization Changes.................................... 75
Modification of Tracked Combat Vehicles.................. 76
Carrier Modifications................................ 76
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Modifications............... 76
Howitzer Modifications............................... 76
FAASV................................................ 76
Improved Recovery Vehicle............................ 76
Abrams Tank Upgrade Program (MCR).................... 76
Program Recommended...................................... 76
Procurement of Ammunition, Army.............................. 77
Committee Recommendations................................ 77
Overview................................................. 77
Authorization Changes.................................... 78
Ammunition Shortfalls.................................... 78
Mortar Ammunition........................................ 78
60mm Mortar Ammunition............................... 78
Artillery Ammunition..................................... 79
SADARM............................................... 79
Rockets.................................................. 79
Hydra 70............................................. 79
Special Purpose Ammunition............................... 79
Conventional Ammunition Demilitarization................. 79
Program Recommended...................................... 80
Other Procurement, Army...................................... 80
Committee Recommendations................................ 81
Authorization Changes.................................... 81
Tactical Vehicles........................................ 81
Overview............................................. 81
High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles......... 81
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles................... 81
Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles.................... 82
Service Life Extension Programs...................... 82
Communications and Electronics........................... 83
Navstar Global Positioning System.................... 83
SINCGARS............................................. 83
Joint Stars.......................................... 83
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System........ 83
FAAD C2.............................................. 83
Automated Data Processing Equipment.................. 83
Reserve Component Automation System.................. 84
Information Systems.................................. 84
Local Area Network................................... 84
General Defense Intelligence Program................. 84
Integrated Family of Test Equipment.................. 84
Other Support Equipment.................................. 84
Combat Support Medical............................... 84
Items Less Than $2,000,000 (FLOAT/RAIL).............. 85
Generators and Associated Equipment.................. 85
Simnet/Close Combat Tactical Trainer................. 85
Modification of In Service Equipment................. 85
Fire Fighting Equipment.............................. 85
Program Recommended...................................... 86
Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................... 89
Committee Recommendations................................ 89
Authorization Changes.................................... 89
Combat Aircraft.......................................... 89
F-18C/D Hornet....................................... 89
AH-1W................................................ 89
Modification of Aircraft................................. 90
F-14 Engines......................................... 90
H-1 Series........................................... 90
P-3 Series........................................... 91
Trainer Aircraft Series.............................. 91
Aviation Support Equipment and Facilities................ 91
Common Ground Equipment.............................. 91
Aviation Multiyear Fund.................................. 91
Program Recommended...................................... 92
Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................... 92
Committee Recommendations................................ 93
Authorization Changes.................................... 93
Strategic Missiles....................................... 93
Tomahawk............................................. 93
Tactical Missiles........................................ 93
AMRAAM............................................... 93
Penguin.............................................. 93
Modification of Missiles................................. 94
Tomahawk............................................. 94
Torpedoes and Related Equipment.......................... 94
Vertical Launched Anti-Submarine Rocket.............. 94
Procurement of Ammunition................................ 94
Program Recommended...................................... 94
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps............. 96
Committee Recommendations................................ 96
Authorization Changes.................................... 96
Munitions Transfer....................................... 96
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy.............................. 96
Practice Bombs........................................... 96
Air Expendable Countermeasures........................... 96
Other Ship Gun Ammunition................................ 96
Program Recommended...................................... 97
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy............................ 99
Committee Recommendations................................ 99
Authorization Changes.................................... 99
Shipbuilding Funding Allocations......................... 99
New Attack Submarine..................................... 100
Aegis.................................................... 101
Alternatives to Aluminum in Ship Construction............ 101
Amphibious Ships......................................... 102
LPD-17............................................... 102
Mine Warfare and Patrol Ships Program.................... 102
Minehunting Combat System............................ 102
Auxiliaries, Craft, and Prior Year Programs.............. 102
Service Craft........................................ 102
Program Recommended...................................... 103
Other Procurement, Navy...................................... 104
Committee Recommendations................................ 104
Authorization Changes.................................... 104
Equipment Shortfalls..................................... 104
Ships Support Equipment.................................. 104
Minesweeping Equipment............................... 104
Communications and Electronics........................... 105
Surface Electro-Optical Systems...................... 105
SSN Acoustics........................................ 105
Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD).................. 105
C-3 Countermeasures.................................. 105
Navy Tactical Data System............................ 105
Link 16 Hardware..................................... 105
ID Systems........................................... 106
Shipboard Tactical Communications.................... 106
AN/SPS-48 Radar Upgrade.............................. 106
Enhanced Modular Signal Processor (EMSP)............. 106
Aviation Support Equipment............................... 106
Sonobuoys............................................ 106
Weapons Range Support Equipment...................... 107
LAMPS MK-III Shipboard Equipment..................... 107
Ordnance Support Equipment............................... 107
Rolling Airframe Missile Guided Missile Launch System 107
Ship Self Defense System............................. 107
Anti-Ship Missile Decoy System....................... 107
Supply Support Equipment............................. 108
Special Purpose Supply Systems................... 108
Program Recommended...................................... 108
Procurement, Marine Corps.................................... 112
Committee Recommendations................................ 112
Authorization Changes.................................... 112
Procurement of Ammunition............................ 112
Ground System Shortfalls............................. 112
Intelligence and Communications Equipment................ 113
Intelligence Support Equipment....................... 113
Program Recommended...................................... 113
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.............................. 115
Committee Recommendations................................ 115
Authorization Changes.................................... 115
Strategic Strike Requirements Study...................... 115
Combat Aircraft.......................................... 115
B-2.................................................. 115
F-16................................................. 116
Trainer Aircraft......................................... 116
Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS)....... 116
Modification of Inservice Aircraft....................... 116
B-1B................................................. 116
B-52................................................. 116
F-15................................................. 116
C-5.................................................. 117
C-130................................................ 117
C-135 Modifications.................................. 117
E-4.................................................. 117
Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program Modifications 117
Aircraft Support Equipment and Facilities................ 117
Common Age........................................... 117
F-15 Post Production Support......................... 118
F-16 Post Production Support......................... 118
Program Recommended...................................... 118
Missile Procurement, Air Force............................... 120
Committee Recommendations................................ 120
Authorization Changes.................................... 120
Tactical Missiles........................................ 120
Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).... 120
Target Drones........................................ 120
Space Programs........................................... 120
Global Positioning System (GPS)...................... 120
Defense Support Program (DSP)........................ 121
Special Programs..................................... 121
Munitions Transfer................................... 121
Program Recommended...................................... 121
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force......................... 123
Committee Recommendations................................ 123
Munitions Transfer....................................... 123
Program Recommended...................................... 123
Other Procurement, Air Force................................. 124
Committee Recommendations................................ 124
Authorization Changes.................................... 124
Vehicular Equipment...................................... 124
60K A/C Loader....................................... 124
Items Less Than $2,000,000........................... 124
Electronics and Telecommunications Equipment............. 124
Automatic Data Processing Equipment.................. 124
Base Information Infrastructure...................... 125
Communications--Electronic Modifications............. 125
Base Support Equipment................................... 125
Mobility Equipment................................... 125
Intelligence Production Activity..................... 125
Selected Activities.................................. 125
Program Recommended...................................... 125
Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................... 128
Committee Recommendations................................ 128
Authorization Changes.................................... 128
Mentor-Protege Program................................... 128
Classified Programs...................................... 128
Defense Air Reconnaissance Program (DARP)................ 128
Defense Information Infrastructure....................... 128
Chemical-Biological Warfare Defense System............... 128
Program Recommended...................................... 129
National Guard and Reserve Equipment......................... 131
Committee Recommendations................................ 131
Program Recommended...................................... 131
Information Technology....................................... 133
Engineering Data Repositories............................ 133
Army Programs............................................ 133
Reserve Component Automation System.................. 133
Distance Learning.................................... 134
Navy Programs............................................ 134
Naval Standard Integrated Personnel System........... 134
Air Force Programs....................................... 134
Automated Maintenance Systems........................ 134
Base Level Systems Modernization..................... 135
Defense-Wide Programs.................................... 135
Joint Logistics Systems Center....................... 135
DISA Continuity of Operations........................ 136
Other Defense Agencies............................... 136
Integrated Recruiting Information Management System.. 137
Title IV. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation............. 138
Estimates and Appropriation Summary.......................... 138
Special Interest Items....................................... 138
Classified Programs.......................................... 138
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army............. 138
Committee Recommendations................................ 139
Authorization Changes.................................... 139
Exploratory Development.................................. 139
Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology............. 139
Ballistics Technology................................ 139
Electronics and Electronic Devices................... 139
Human Factors Technology............................. 140
Army Environmental Quality Technology................ 140
Medical Technology................................... 140
Advanced Development..................................... 140
Medical Advanced Technology.......................... 140
Aviation Advanced Technology......................... 140
Weapons and Munitions Advanced Technology............ 140
Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology.... 140
Missile and Rocket Advanced Technology............... 140
Demonstration and Validation............................. 141
Army Missile Defense Systems Integration............. 141
Engineering and Manufacturing Development................ 141
Comanche............................................. 141
Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicles...................... 141
Weapons and Munitions-Engineering Development........ 141
RDT&E Management Support................................. 141
DOD High Energy Laser Test Facility.................. 141
Operational Systems Development.......................... 142
Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program........ 142
Industrial Readiness Activities...................... 142
Program Recommended...................................... 142
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy............. 145
Committee Recommendations................................ 145
Authorization Changes.................................... 145
Exploratory Development.................................. 145
Vectored Thrust Combat Agility Demonstrator.......... 145
Surface Ship Technology.............................. 146
Readiness, Training, and Environmental Quality
Technology......................................... 146
Mine Countermeasures, Mining, and Special Warfare.... 146
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology............. 146
Advanced Development..................................... 146
Air Systems and Weapons Advanced Technology.......... 146
Ship Propulsion System............................... 146
Medical Development.................................. 147
Advanced Undersea Warfare Technology................. 147
Shallow Water MCM Demos.............................. 148
Advanced Technology Transition....................... 148
Demonstration and Validation............................. 148
Air/Ocean Tactical Applications...................... 148
Aviation Survivability............................... 148
Submarine Tactical Warfare Systems................... 148
Ship Concept Advanced Design......................... 148
Ship Self-Defense.................................... 149
Joint Advanced Strike Technology..................... 150
Engineering and Manufacturing Development................ 151
Standard Missile..................................... 151
Enhanced Modular Signal Processor.................... 151
Navy Tactical Computer Resources..................... 151
Unguided Conventional Air-Launched Weapons........... 151
Ship Self-Defense.................................... 151
RDT&E Management Support................................. 151
Studies and Analysis Support--Navy................... 151
Management, Technical, and International Support..... 151
Strategic Technical Support.......................... 152
Operational Systems Development.......................... 152
SSBN Security Technology Program..................... 152
F/A-18 Squadrons..................................... 152
Tomahawk and Tomahawk Mission Planning System........ 152
Marine Corps Combat Services Support................. 152
Integrated Surveillance System....................... 152
Industrial Preparedness.............................. 153
Other Items.............................................. 153
General Reduction.................................... 153
Program Recommended...................................... 153
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force........ 157
Committee Recommendations................................ 157
Authorization Changes.................................... 157
Program Growth/Budget Execution Adjustments.......... 157
Computer Assisted Technology Transfer................ 157
Basic Research........................................... 158
Defense Research Sciences............................ 158
Advanced Development..................................... 158
Advanced Materials for Weapons Development........... 158
Advanced Spacecraft Technology....................... 158
Advanced Computing Technology........................ 158
Demonstration and Validation............................. 158
Space Based Infrared Architecture (SBIR)............. 158
Engineering and Manufacturing Development................ 159
B-1B................................................. 159
F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter....................... 159
Submunitions......................................... 159
JSTARS............................................... 159
RDT&E Management Support................................. 160
Navigation/Radar/Sled Track Test Support............. 160
Base Operations...................................... 160
Operational Systems Development.......................... 160
Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program........ 160
Theater Battle Management C\4\I...................... 160
Classified Programs.................................. 160
Program Recommended...................................... 160
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide..... 163
Committee Recommendations................................ 163
Information Security..................................... 163
STU-III Modernization.................................... 163
Authorization Changes.................................... 164
Basic Research........................................... 164
Focused Research Initiatives............................. 164
Counterproliferation Support......................... 164
Historically Black Colleges, Universities, and
Minority Institutions.............................. 164
Exploratory Development.................................. 165
Computing Systems and Communications Technology...... 165
Tactical Technology.................................. 166
Integrated Command and Control Technology............ 166
Materials and Electronics Technology................. 166
Defense Nuclear Agency............................... 167
Radiation Hardened Electronics....................... 167
Ballistic Missile Technology......................... 167
Theater Missile Defense.............................. 167
National Missile Defense............................. 169
Advanced Development..................................... 169
Explosives Demilitarization Technology............... 169
Counterterror Technical Support...................... 169
Experimental Evaluation of Major Innovative
Technologies....................................... 169
Chemical and Biological Defense Program.............. 170
Advanced Submarine Technology........................ 170
Strategic Environmental Research Program and Development
Program................................................ 170
Advanced Electronics Technologies.................... 170
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology............... 171
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations........... 171
Joint Robotics Program............................... 171
NATO Research and Development........................ 171
Environmental Security and Technical Certification....... 172
Operational Systems Development.......................... 172
Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program.............. 172
Special Operations Tactical Systems Development...... 172
Program Recommended...................................... 172
Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense................... 175
Committee Recommendations................................ 175
Program Recommended...................................... 175
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense..................... 175
Committee Recommendations................................ 175
Program Recommended...................................... 175
Title V. Revolving and Management Funds.......................... 176
Defense Business Operations Fund............................. 176
Aviation Fuel Reimbursement Pricing Study................ 177
National Defense Sealift Fund................................ 177
Title VI. Other Department of Defense Programs................... 179
Defense Health Program....................................... 179
Medical Research............................................. 179
TRICARE.................................................. 179
Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.................. 180
Bone Marrow Research..................................... 180
Breast Cancer............................................ 180
American Red Cross Emergency Communications Support...... 181
Dental Readiness......................................... 181
Uncompensated Health Care................................ 182
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense........... 182
Committee Recommendations................................ 182
Cost Savings............................................. 182
Program Recommended...................................... 182
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense....... 183
Committee Recommendations................................ 183
Classified Programs...................................... 183
Program Recommended...................................... 183
Office of the Inspector General.............................. 184
Title VII. Related Agencies...................................... 185
National Foreign Intelligence Program........................ 185
Introduction............................................. 185
Classified Report........................................ 185
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System
Fund....................................................... 185
Intelligence Community Management Account.................... 186
Committee Recommendation................................. 186
Environmental Task Force................................. 186
National Security Education Trust Fund....................... 186
Title VIII. General Provisions................................... 187
Definition of Program, Project, and Activity................. 187
Contractor Software Charges.................................. 187
Incremental Funding.......................................... 188
Spent Nuclear Fuel........................................... 188
Military Sealift Command Ship Charters....................... 189
LPD-17 Main Propulsion Engines............................... 189
New Attack Submarine Emergency Generator Set................. 190
Energy and Water Efficiency.................................. 190
House of Representatives Reporting Requirements.............. 191
Changes in Application of Existing Law................... 191
Appropriation Language............................... 191
General Provisions................................... 192
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law..................... 195
Transfer of Funds........................................ 196
Rescission of Funds...................................... 197
Inflationary Impact Statement............................ 197
Comparison With Budget Resolution........................ 197
Five-Year Projection of Outlays.......................... 197
Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments...... 198
Committee Votes.............................................. 199
104th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 104-208
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1996
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July 27, 1995.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
_______________________________________________________________________
Mr. Young of Florida, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
together with
DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 2126]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the Department of Defense, and for other
purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
Bill Totals
Appropriations for most military functions of the
Department of Defense are provided for in the accompanying bill
for the fiscal year 1996. This bill does not provide
appropriations for military construction, military family
housing, civil defense, or nuclear warheads, for which
requirements are considered in connection with other
appropriations bills.
The President's fiscal year 1996 budget request for
activities funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations
Bill totals $236,344,017,000 in new budget (obligational)
authority. The amounts recommended by the Committee in the
accompanying bill total $244,119,400,000 in new budget
authority. This is $7,775,383,000 above the budget estimate and
$2,516,329,000 above the sums made available for the same
purposes for fiscal year 1995.
The new budget authority enacted for the fiscal year 1995,
the President's budget estimates, and amounts recommended by
the Committee for the fiscal year 1996 appear in summary form
in the following table:
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Committee Budget Review Process
During its review of the fiscal year 1996 budget, the
Subcommittee on National Security held a total of 35 hearings
during the time period of February 15, 1995 to June 14, 1995.
Testimony received by the Subcommittee totalled approximately
2,084 pages of transcript. Over half of the hearings were held
in open session. Executive or closed sessions were held only
when the security classification of the material to be
discussed presented no alternative.
Introduction
The bill reported by the Committee reflects an effort to
meet the many competing demands confronting the Department of
Defense and the armed forces of the United States in an
uncertain era.
The past year has provided vivid evidence of the danger and
violence posed by ethnic and geographic disputes throughout
many regions of the world. Nations and groups continue their
pursuit of highly sophisticated weapons, particularly weapons
of mass destruction and long-range delivery systems.
Instability in the states of the former Soviet Union has not
abated. Meanwhile, significant military threats to the United
States and its allies still persist on the Korean Peninsula and
in the Persian Gulf region. There is no sign that current
trends will result in any lessened long-term security demands
on the United States and its military forces.
In the near-term, this environment has prompted the
continued deployment of American forces, in many instances on
short notice, on a series of contingency operations which
peaked in the fall of last year with over 100,000 U.S. troops
embarked overseas on unexpected, unprogrammed operations. These
types of operations, in terms of the number of affected
personnel and equipment, their duration, and expense, pose an
obvious challenge for the Nation's smaller military forces and
have already caused disruptions to military readiness.
In the meantime, the U.S. armed forces have continued the
rapid restructuring and downsizing brought about by the end of
the Cold War and what is now a decade-long decline in military
force structure, budgets and resources--a process which has
been accelerated and deepened by the current Administration.
While a restructured force remains clearly in order given the
demise of the Warsaw Pact, there is a general consensus this
smaller military should retain the attributes of the U.S.
military of the late 1980's-early 1990's: a force made up of
highly trained, able and motivated individuals, capable of
responding to a wide range of possible threats to American
interests, and to do so decisively through possessing
operational and technological superiority over any possible
adversary.
Unfortunately, the Committee believes the defense programs
and budgets of the Administration are not sufficient to achieve
these objectives.
By its own admission, the Administration's defense program
is heavily weighted towards maintaining current readiness--an
objective the Committee supports--but because of fiscal
constraints, this has occurred at the expense of necessary
weapons modernization and development. As a result, the fiscal
year 1996 budget requests a level of funding for weapons
procurement which is the lowest, in constant dollars, in over
45 years. For lack of funds, production lines are being shut
down and inventory requirements are not being met for a host of
systems, ranging from major frontline systems such as Army
Blackhawk helicopters and the Air Force's F-15E fighter to less
sophisticated but equally critical programs such as artillery
and mortar ammunition, trucks, and 60K aircraft loaders. Those
systems which are in production are generally being purchased
at less than optimal production rates, resulting in higher unit
costs.
In addition, despite initiatives by the Secretary of
Defense to increase funding for essential military quality of
life programs, the Committee notes that the backlog of repair
and maintenance at military facilities, including barracks and
family housing, continues to grow by substantial amounts.
Finally, funding constraints are impeding the development
and deployment of critical technologies needed to cope with
emerging threats and to leverage the capability of existing
systems. The prime example is missile defense, where the
Administration's programs to counter the growing threat posed
by both ballistic and cruise missiles are in need of
bolstering. The Committee also believes the budget request for
certain key ``force multipliers''--in the areas of strategic
and tactical mobility, joint service communications and
intelligence, and precision munitions--is inadequate,
particularly given the central role these capabilities are
envisioned to play in any future conflict.
As a result, the Committee concurs with the findings of the
House National Security Committee that a substantial, long-term
commitment of additional defense resources is essential.
Additional funding is needed to meet both the existing needs of
our forces in the field--that is, near-term readiness and
quality of life problems--as well as the readiness demands of
the future, which require an emphasis on a retaining quality
soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines as well as a substantial
infusion of funds into weapons modernization and development.
At the same time, however, the Committee recognizes it has
an obligation to reduce funds for those activities it believes
are of lower priority or which have little immediate bearing on
military preparedness. In addition, the administrative and
bureaucratic operations of the Department of Defense and the
military services, especially those dealing with weapons
acquisition, require substantial review and revision.
It is these dual imperatives--funding those programs of
critical military value, while seeking economies and reductions
from lower priority or duplicative programs--which guided the
Committee in its recommendations.
major committee initiatives
The Committee's recommendations can be considered in three
broad categories;
(a) ensuring the retention of a quality, ready force;
(b) providing a modernization program which meets both
today's requirements as well as the security needs of the
future; and
(c) reducing, reforming, or eliminating programs or
activities with little military utility, which have shown
little demonstrable success, or which have encountered delays
in development or production.
quality, ready force
Personnel Issues: The Committee has recommended fully
funding the military pay raise which the Administration
requested for fiscal year 1996, after two years in which the
Administration sought to freeze military pay and was overturned
by Congress. In addition, the Committee has added nearly $670
million above the budget request for housing allowances, as
well as for overseas station allowances which face a severe
funding shortfall due to the decline in the value of the dollar
abroad. The Committee has fully funded all child care and
family support programs and proposes an increase for a program
directed at assisting new military parents. Finally, the
Committee has added $35.5 million for military recruiting, in
order to ensure new accessions are of the highest possible
quality.
Training/OPTEMPO: The Committee has fully funded the
requested amounts for all the Services' training and OPTEMPO
accounts and has added $210 million over the request in these
areas where the Services identified shortfalls.
Equipment repair/maintenance: The Committee is distressed
regarding the continuing existence of substantial unfunded
backlogs in the Services' depot maintenance accounts and has
added $379 million over the request to meet the most urgent
unfunded equipment maintenance requirements.
Real property maintenance: For years the Committee has
expressed its concern about the growing backlog in real
property maintenance accounts, used to support the Department's
base infrastructure including barracks and mission-essential
facilities. The Committee has recommended substantial increases
to the budget request in previous years in an effort to stem
the long-term deterioration of the Department's physical
assets. This year, the Secretary of Defense has launched
several initiatives to improve the declining state of military
housing, an effort the Committee applauds. Yet serious problems
remain, not only in housing but throughout many aspects of the
Department's physical plant and equipment holdings.
Therefore, the Committee has recommended an increase of $1
billion to the request for real property maintenance, including
an additional $256 million for barracks, in what it intends as
the first step in a long-term commitment to revitalizing the
Department's base infrastructure.
Unfunded ``contingency'' operations: Regarding near-term
military readiness, both the Secretary of Defense and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs have testified to the Committee
that the major threat to maintaining the current preparedness
of U.S. forces is the spate of unfunded, so-called contingency
operations being carried out by American forces. Uncertainties
about funding for such operations have already resulted in
instances where specific units have been forced to stand down
operations, cancel scheduled training, and defer needed
maintenance.
The Committee has a variety of concerns about contingency
operations which are addressed in a subsequent section of this
report. However, in an attempt to avoid readiness problems the
Committee has recommended an increase of $647 million over the
request to support the ongoing operations in and around Iraq
(Operations Provide Comfort and Southern Watch). In its fiscal
year 1996 budget the Administration failed to request funds for
these operations, which have been underway to varying degrees
since the end of the Gulf War over four years ago. This has
occurred even though these activities have become an ongoing,
somewhat predictable mission. Without the Committee's
initiative, the Department would be forced to ``raid'' other
operating accounts to sustain these missions pending approval
of additional funding, causing disruptions in planning and
mission execution.
The Committee is aware of other unbudgeted operations which
very well may continue into fiscal year 1996, such as the
operations in and around the former Yugoslavia as well as
refugee support at Guantanamo Bay. However, the Committee does
not believe there is a sufficient degree of certainty regarding
the duration, scope, or funding requirements associated with
these activities to warrant additional funding at this time.
modernization programs
Department of Defense officials freely admit that the most
serious shortcoming in the budget proposal is in those accounts
providing for procurement and research and development of new
equipment and technologies. Based on extensive testimony as
well as a concerted effort to identify critical shortfalls in
existing requirements, the Committee is recommending increases
to the request specifically targeted at meeting existing
equipment/capability shortfalls as well as providing for future
military requirements. The most significant recommendations
include:
Missile defense: The Committee recommends $3.49 billion, a
net increase over the budget request of $599 million for
Ballistic Missile Defense, including an additional $450 million
for national missile defense and $265 million for theater/
tactical systems. Also, mindful of the growing threat to U.S.
forces posed by both theater ballistic and cruise missiles, the
Committee has continued its long-standing emphasis on ship
self-defense and ``cooperative engagement'' (the sharing of
tracking and targeting information among many different
platforms) and has added $204.8 million to the budget for these
efforts.
Mobility: In order to address the continuing demand for
improved mobility and logistics in support of rapid deployment
of U.S. forces, the Committee proposes a comprehensive package
of recommendations which include procurement of eight new C-17
transports as requested, nearly $1 billion for strategic
sealift and additions over the budget including $974 million
for the lead ship of the new LPD-17 class for Marine
expeditionary forces, $339 million for additional tactical
transport aircraft, and over $260 million for tactical trucks
and vehicles. In addition, the Committee proposes an increase
of $100 million over the request for mobility infrastructure
improvements as well as $51 million to accelerate ongoing
prepositioning programs in Southwest Asia and the Far East.
Major weapons programs: The Committee proposes a net
addition of $493 million above the request for the procurement
of long-lead items associated with restarting production of the
B-2 bomber. In addition, the Committee has adopted those
funding levels associated with the House-passed Defense
Authorization bill's recommendations regarding the Seawolf and
new attack submarine development programs. The Committee
recommends funding the requested amounts for the Army's
Comanche helicopter ($199 million), the Marine Corps V-22
aircraft ($810 million), and the Navy's F/A-18 E/F aircraft
($924 million), and has provided an additional $200 million
above the request for the Air Force F-22 fighter, addressing
what the Air Force has identified as its highest priority
funding shortfall.
Munitions: The Committee recommends an additional $770
million over the request for munitions, of which $374 million
is for standoff precision-guided munitions, rockets, and
missiles, and $396 million is for Army, Navy, and Marine Corps
ammunition accounts.
Inventory Shortfalls: In light of existing inventory
shortfalls, the Committee has added funds for Army Blackhawk
and Kiowa Warrior helicopters, upgrades to P-3 maritime
surveillance aircraft for the Navy, Marine Corps AH-1W attack
helicopters, and F-15E fighters, among others.
Also, the Committee is particularly concerned about growing
shortages in relatively low-dollar yet essential equipment
items, an area of the budget which has been cut back
substantially as procurement dollars have become more scarce
and focused on large weapons systems. As a result, an increase
of nearly half a billion dollars over the request is proposed
for miscellaneous equipment, including such items as ground
support equipment, initial issue combat gear, night vision
goggles, and small arms. The Committee has also recommended an
increase of $908 million to redress critical equipment needs of
the Guard and Reserve components.
Joint command, control, communications and intelligence
(C3I): Recent technological advances as well as the increased
emphasis on joint operations have created an opportunity for
U.S. forces to leverage technology into a significant ``force
multiplier.'' Testimony from all the services as well as from
the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff have stressed the
importance of an effective intelligence collection and
dissemination system, as well as interoperable communications
between service ``sensors and shooters.'' Accordingly, the
Committee has recommended increases of over $260 million for
various improvements in this arena, including two new RIVET
JOINT aircraft, upgrades to the U-2, acceleration of unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) programs, a series of joint C3I
initiatives, and other programs discussed in the classified
portion of this report.
Chemical/biological defense: Mindful of the threat posed to
U.S. forces by chemical and biological weapons, which are
relatively easy and inexpensive to acquire, the Committee
proposes an increase over the budget of $110 million to
accelerate ongoing programs in this area.
reforms/program reductions
The Committee recognizes the Department of Defense is no
more sacrosanct than any other portion of the Federal
government in terms of its need to be constantly reviewed,
assessed, and improved. Accordingly, a high priority throughout
the Committee's budget oversight process has been the
identification of lower priority programs which, although they
in some instances contribute to the military mission, can be
cut or eliminated in order to fund higher priority programs and
activities. The Committee has also recommended many budget
reductions intended to reform and steamline existing Department
of Defense structure or operations. Finally, the Committee has
identified budget savings stemming from audits by the General
Accounting Office, the Department's audit and inspector general
functions, and the Committee's Surveys and Investigations
staff, as well as changes in program status identified by the
military departments.
Reduction of lower-priority programs: The following table
shows selected programs in the budget request which the
Committee has eliminated or reduced based on their possessing a
relatively low priority or where the requested funding was
excessive.
Program Reduction
Technology Reinvestment Program......................... -$500,000,000
Energy management programs.............................. -114,700,000
Defense acquisition/management universities............. -103,900,000
Consultants/studies and analysis........................ -100,000,000
Payment of U.N. assessment.............................. -65,000,000
Civil-military programs................................. -59,000,000
Civilian Personnel Management........................... -23,300,000
Intelligence Environmental Task Force................... -17,600,000
National Security Education Trust Fund.................. -15,000,000
Reform/restructuring: The Committee notes that DoD, with a
decade of reduced budgets and downsizing behind it, has already
implemented or is well into implementing a series of management
and organizational reforms. Among other things, these
initiatives have already resulted in the defense civilian
workforce being reduced by one-quarter with significant
additional reductions projected in the near future. While DoD
is to be commended for such moves, the Committee believes more
must and can be done. Accordingly, it has recommended a number
of budget reductions intended to further streamline and
rationalize operations.
Program Reduction
Environmental Restoration............................... -$200,000,000
Overseas humanitarian and disaster aid.................. -133,300,000
Cooperative Threat Reduction............................ -171,000,000
Defense acquisition..................................... -163,500,000
Transportation system overhead.......................... -70,000,000
Undergraduate pilot training............................ -60,000,000
Defense dependents education overhead................... -54,000,000
Travel procedures....................................... -40,000,000
Excessive audits........................................ -33,000,000
Contractor automatic data processing (indirect costs)... -30,000,000
Printing................................................ -10,000,000
OSD staff............................................... -6,400,000
Consolidation of fraud investigations (net)............. -4,900,000
Program/budget execution: In addition to the reductions
cited above, the Committee proposes nearly 100 reductions to
budgeted items based on delays in program execution, contract
savings, or other events resulting in the requested amount
being clearly excessive to program needs. These reductions have
resulted in over $2 billion in savings in this legislation.
operations ``other than war''
The Committee is increasingly concerned with the use of
U.S. armed forces and Department of Defense resources in what
the DoD now euphemistically refers to as ``operations other
than war.'' U.S. military forces have become increasingly
involved in supporting international peacekeeping, humanitarian
and refugee relief, and disaster assistance. Examples of such
operations include the deployments in and around Iraq, Somalia,
Rwanda, Haiti, Cuba, and the former Yugoslavia.
Of particular note is the effect such operations are having
on the readiness of U.S. forces in tandem with significant cuts
in force structure and budgets; the continued difficulty in
providing adequate funding on a timely basis for such
operations, none of which have been budgeted for in advance;
and finally, the failure of the current Administration to
adequately consult with Congress or seek Congressional approval
for these operations, most of which have only a tenuous claim
on America's critical security interests.
The Committee is proposing a number of general provisions
to deal with different aspects of Department of Defense
involvement in these ``non-traditional'' operations. While a
description of each provision follows, the general goals being
sought by the Committee are to provide greater budgeting
honesty and flexibility, more involvement of Congress in the
decisions to carry out such missions, and selective limitations
on the use of DoD funds for activities which either clearly
require advance approval by Congress or which if funded at all
should be undertaken by other Federal departments.
Interim financing of unfunded operations. The House-passed
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996
contains several proposals intended to provide the Department
with greater interim flexibility in financing unplanned,
unfunded operations. One such proposal, contained in Section
1003 of the House authorization, permits the transfer of up to
$200 million from selected defense accounts in order to broaden
the base of funding sources which can be used to pay for
contingency operations pending enactment of supplemental
appropriations. This transfer was made subject to the
provisions of appropriations acts, and therefore the Committee
has included Section 8099 which provides for the $200 million
in transfer authority proposed in the authorization.
Operations Provide Comfort/Southern Watch: As described
earlier, the Kurdish relief and sanctions enforcement efforts
in and around Iraq are expected to require $647 million in
fiscal year 1996. If funds are not provided for these
operations in a timely manner then it will result in the
diversion of funds otherwise intended for military training and
readiness activities. Consequently, the Committee has
recommended funding these operations.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to report to
the Committee by January 30, 1996, on whether this funding is
sufficient to support the projected cost of Operations Provide
Comfort and Southern Watch. If not, the Committee directs the
needed funds be sought in a supplemental appropriations
request. The Committee also designates these funds as an item
of special interest, meaning they can only be used for
additional incremental costs associated with Operations Provide
Comfort and Southern Watch unless prior approval is granted by
the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Should the
funding in this legislation be in excess of the amount needed
for these operations the Committee will entertain a prior
approval reprogramming request to use the funds for other high
priority requirements.
The Committee has also, in Section 8100, restricted the
availability of these funds contingent on there being a request
for Operations Provide Comfort and Southern Watch in the fiscal
year 1997 President's budget request. In some fashion these
operations have been underway for over four years, since the
end of the Gulf War, yet they have never been budgeted in an
annual appropriations request. If, as appears to be the case,
these operations have now become an ongoing mission of the
Department of Defense then the Committee believes the funding
required to support them should be budgeted, as are the U.S.
deployments to Europe and the Far East.
The Committee recognizes Congress shares responsibility
with the Executive in providing the resources needed in a
timely fashion to support unfunded operations. However, the
Committee believes the Department of Defense has contributed
significantly to this problem by failing to budget for
operations which have become fixtures of U.S. policy and will
be maintained for the immediate future. The Committee realizes
the Department's budget has and will remain a ``peacetime''
operating budget, meaning that unexpected, unplanned operations
must be funded through supplemental appropriations. Also, many
deployments are short-term and volatile in nature, precluding
their being budgeted for in an annual budget submission which
is basically prepared a year in advance of Congressional
approval and execution.
However, the Committee does not believe Operations Provide
Comfort and Southern Watch meet these criteria and therefore
they should be budgeted for, and compete with other defense
priorities for resources. In order to ensure compliance with
this directive, Section 8100 prevents the additional fiscal
year 1996 funding for these operations from being obligated or
expended unless these activities are accounted for in the
fiscal year 1997 budget request.
Costs of enforcing U.N. resolutions: The Committee has
recommended retention of Section 8101, included in the fiscal
year 1995 Defense Appropriations Act, requiring the Secretary
of Defense to provide quarterly reports to Congress on the
costs incurred by DoD in implementing or supporting activities
resulting from U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Consultation with Congress: The Committee proposes a new
provision (Section 8102), requiring that the President consult
with the appropriate Congressional authorities at least 15 days
in advance of committing U.S. forces to any new peacekeeping,
peace-enforcement, humanitarian, or international disaster
relief mission. Advance consultation may only be waived in the
event of emergency or when a time-sensitive deployment must be
carried out, in which case the President must consult with
Congress and provide the information required by Section 8102
within 48 hours of the beginning of such deployments. For
purposes of this section, any additional deployment of U.S.
ground forces to the countries of the former Yugoslavia in
excess of 100 U.S. servicemembers, above the levels deployed as
of the date of enactment of this provision, constitutes a new
peacekeeping activity requiring advance consultation with the
Congress.
The conference report to accompany the Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995, signed by
the President in April of this year, urged the Administration
to work with the Congress and the Appropriations Committees of
the House and Senate to develop more effective means of dealing
with the issues posed by these unfunded, non-traditional
missions. This has been followed by several letters sent by the
House and Senate majority leadership as well as from the
Chairmen of the committees of jurisdiction imploring the
Administration to consult and work with the Congress,
particularly with respect to changes in U.S. involvement in
supporting the U.N. and NATO operations in the former
Yugoslavia. The Administration has failed to respond in any
constructive way to these communications and has instead moved
to provide substantial additional resources to support these
operations.
Faced with such a lack of cooperation, the Committee has no
recourse than to restrict Department of Defense funding for any
new international peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, or
disaster relief activity unless the President consults in
advance with Congress.
Prior notification of transfer of Defense articles and
services: Section 8103 provides that none of the funds
available to the Department of Defense may be used to transfer
defense articles and services (other than intelligence
services) to another nation or international organization for
use in peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, humanitarian
assistance, or disaster relief operations without 15 days prior
notice to the congressional defense committees. The Committee
is increasingly concerned about the diversion of DoD resources
and funds to support such non-traditional operations, which has
occurred with increasing frequency in the past year with
respect to the Haiti intervention, Caribbean refugee relief,
the Rwanda deployment, and support for operations in and around
the former Yugoslavia. The defense oversight committees of the
Congress have rarely, if at all, been consulted in advance or
formally notified of the provision of Department of Defense
assistance in these instances. The Committee believes that
Congress must be kept fully aware of the use and involvement of
defense assets in what are essentially non-defense activities
in support of foreign policy objectives. As a result of the
failure of the Administration to consult with and notify the
congressional defense committees regarding the provision of
defense funds and articles which were originally provided for
U.S. military requirements, the Committee believes it has no
choice but to impose a prior notification requirement in law.
Bosnia-Herzogovina peace settlement: The President has
continued to state his commitment to deploy a sizable U.S.
military contingent to Bosnia-Herzogovina to help implement a
negotiated peace settlement. Administration officials have
confirmed such a force would include approximately 25,000 U.S.
servicemembers. Even though such a deployment seems remote at
present, the Committee believes the potential risks to U.S.
forces, expected cost of such a mission, likely duration of any
deployment, and diversion of sorely-needed defense resources
such a deployment would entail clearly requires advance
approval by the Congress. Section 8104 would deny the use of
funds to deploy U.S. forces for this purpose unless it is
expressly authorized by Congress.
Restricting defense funds to defense activities: The
Committee is concerned with the degree to which the Department
of Defense is participating in, and bearing the financial
burden of, activities which under both law and tradition are
the responsibility of other Federal departments. The principal
example of this growing trend is the use of DoD funds,
personnel, and facilities to deal with Cuban and Haitian
refugees. The cost of these operations, which at one point were
running at approximately $1 million per day, have been almost
entirely borne by the DoD even though other Federal agencies
have long had primary responsibility for refugee and
immigration issues. In the past these agencies reimbursed the
Department of Defense for such support in accordance with the
Economy Act. However, DoD has not been reimbursed for many
recent activities. The Committee notes that DoD involvement in
and support for many ``non-defense'' activities has been
carried out successfully for years based on the principle of
reimbursement, one example being the use of defense assets
during natural disasters, with DoD being reimbursed by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Committee does not believe the Department of Defense
should be forced to bear the cost of operations which are not
its responsibility, especially since this diverts funds which
were provided by Congress expressly for military activities.
Therefore, the Committee has included Section 8105 which
prevents Department of Defense funds from being used for such
purposes after December 1, 1995, unless they are specifically
authorized in law, provided for in a defense appropriations act
or performed in accordance with the terms of the Economy Act.
The Committee's provision should not be construed to impinge on
the conduct of intelligence activities, nor to the provision of
DoD support carried out in response to previously granted
legislative authority.
Prohibition on use of DoD funds for United Nations
assessment: For the second straight year, the budget requests
DoD funds to be used to pay a portion of the U.S. assessment to
the United Nations. Congress rejected this proposition last
year, and the House-passed National Defense Authorization for
fiscal year 1996 specifically denies the use of DoD funds for
assessment payments. Section 8106 of this bill prohibits DoD
funds for being used for this purpose.
Highlights of Committee Recommendations
active military personnel
The Committee recommends a total of $60,113,931,000 for
active duty military personnel, an increase of $476,054,000
above the budget request. The Committee agrees with the
authorized end strength as requested in the President's budget.
In keeping with the emphasis on the quality of life initiatives
requested in the President's budget, the Committee recommends
an increase of approximately $383,800,000 for Overseas Station
Allowance, Basic Allowance for Quarters and Variable Housing
Allowance for active duty personnel.
guard and reserve
The Committee recommends a total of $9,117,961,000, an
increase of $59,175,000 above the budget request for Guard and
Reserve personnel. The Committee agrees with the authorized end
strength as requested in the President's budget for Selected
Reserve, but added additional end strength in the Operation and
maintenance Reserve accounts for restoration of full-time
support personnel that were deleted. The Committee also
recommends an increase of $7,250,000 for Basic Allowance for
Quarters and Variable Housing Allowance for Reserve personnel.
operation and maintenance
The Operation and Maintenance appropriation provides for
the readiness of U.S. forces as well as the maintenance of
facilities and equipment, the infrastructure that supports the
combat forces and the quality of life of Service members and
their families.
The Committee recommends $81,583,817,000, an increase of
$783,567,000 above the fiscal year 1996 budget request. As
described elsewhere in this report, this increase is driven
primarily by the need to accelerate equipment and facilities
maintenance, mobility enhancements, and fact of life changes
such as foreign currency driven costs due to the decline in the
value of the dollar. However, the Committee's recommendation is
tempered by efficiencies the Department can achieve by
streamlining administrative functions such as acquisition
reform, travel reengineering, transportation improvements,
reduced audits and others.
Procurement
The Committee recommends $42,898,305,000 in new
obligational authority for procurement, an increase of
$4,236,256,000 over the fiscal year 1996 budget request. Major
programs funded in the bill include the following:
$334,880,000 for 60 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters
$341,986,000 for upgrades and modifications to Apache
helicopters
$249,460,000 for 1,102 Hellfire missiles
$210,428,000 for 1,110 Javelin missiles
$124,971,000 for 120 ATACMS missiles
$450,911,000 for upgrades to the Abrams tank
$149,692,000 for medium tactical vehicles
$100,596,000 for heavy tactical vehicles
$308,163,000 for 12 AV-8B Harrier aircraft
$583,204,000 for 12 F/A-18C/D tactical aircraft
$286,182,000 for 12 T-45 trainer aircraft
$1,101,904,000 for modification of naval aircraft
$201,727,000 for 164 Tomahawk missiles
$231,540,000 for 151 Standard missiles
$974,000,000 for a LPD-17 Amphibious ship
$2,162,477,000 for two DDG-51 cruisers
$773,000,000 for B-2 aircraft
$250,000,000 for 6 F-15E tactical aircraft
$2,402,291,000 for 8 C-17 airlift aircraft
$1,442,882,000 for modification of Air Force aircraft
$178,366,000 for 291 AMRAAM missiles.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
The Committee recommends $35,879,560,000 in new
obligational authority for Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, an increase of $1,547,607,000 above the budget.
Major programs funded in the bill include the following:
$2,338,718,000 for F-22 aircraft
$201,513,000 for armored system modernization
$199,103,000 for the Comanche helicopter
$198,978,000 for Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs
$762,548,000 for the V-22A OSPREY aircraft
$923,984,000 for F-18 aircraft
$567,117,000 for Ship Self Defense
$649,666,000 for the MILSTAR communications satellite
$189,702,000 for the JSTARS (Joint Surveillance/Target
Attack Radar System)
$3,041,138,000 for Ballistic Missile Defense.
Forces to be Supported
Department of the Army
The fiscal year 1996 budget is designed to support active
Army forces of 10 divisions, 3 armored cavalry regiments, and
reserve forces of 8 divisions, 3 separate brigades, and 15
enhanced National Guard brigades. These forces provide the
minimum force necessary to remain a superpower, meet enduring
defense needs, and execute the National Military Strategy.
A summary of the major active forces follows:
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Fiscal Year--
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1994 1995 1996
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Divisions
Airborne....................................... 1 1 1
Air Assault.................................... 1 1 1
Light.......................................... 2 2 2
Infantry....................................... 1 0 0
Mechanized..................................... 4 5 4
Armored........................................ 3 3 2
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Total........................................ 13 12 10
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Non divisional Combat units:
Armored cavalry regiments...................... 3 3 3
Separate brigades.............................. 4 2 0
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Total........................................ 7 5 3
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Active duty military personnel, end strength
(thousands)....................................... 540 510 495
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department of the navy
The fiscal year 1996 budget supports ship battle forces
totaling 365 ships at the end of fiscal year 1996, a decrease
from fiscal year 1995. Forces in fiscal year 1996 include 17
strategic ships, 11 aircraft carriers, 290 other battle force
ships, 29 support ships, reserve force ships, 1,437 Navy/Marine
Corps tactical/ASW aircraft, 651 Undergraduate Training
aircraft, 749 Fleet Air Support aircraft, 440 Fleet Air
Training aircraft, 460 Reserve aircraft, 191 RDT&E aircraft,
and 458 aircraft in the pipeline.
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Fiscal year--
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1994 1995 1996
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A summary of major forces follows:
Strategic Forces.......................... 19 16 17
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Submarines............................ 18 16 17
Other................................. 1 0 0
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SLBM Launchers (MIRV)................. 408 384 408
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General Purpose........................... 315 303 301
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Aircraft Carriers..................... 12 11 11
Surface Combatants.................... 111 113 116
Submarines............................ 88 84 80
Amphibious Warfare Ships.............. 43 39 42
Combat Logistics Ships................ 47 43 41
Other................................. 14 13 11
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Support Forces............................ 41 35 29
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Mobile Logistics Ships................ 14 11 6
Support Ships......................... 27 24 23
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Mobilization Category A................... 16 19 18
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Aircraft Carriers..................... 0 1 1
Surface Combatants.................... 16 14 10
Amphibious Warfare Ships.............. 0 2 2
Mine Warfare.......................... 0 2 5
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Total Ships, Battle Force........... 391 373 365
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Total Local Defense/Misc. Forces.... 151 148 159
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Auxiliaries/Sealift Forces................ 143 131 135
Surface Combatant Ships................... 1 3 5
Coastal Defense........................... 7 12 13
Mobilization Category B................... 0 1 3
Surface Combatants.................... 0 0 0
Mine Warfare Ships.................... 0 1 3
Support Ships......................... 0 0 0
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Naval Aircraft:
Primary Authorized (Plus-Pipe)........ 4,809 4,414 4,386
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Authorized Pipeline................... 497 461 458
Tactical/ASW Aircraft................. 1,543 1,456 1,437
Fleet Air Training.................... 489 423 440
Fleet Air Support..................... 850 807 749
Training (Undergraduated)............. 690 640 651
Reserve............................... 547 454 460
Research and Development.............. 193 173 191
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Naval Personnel:
Active................................ 642,820 613,200 602,000
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Navy.............................. 468,662 439,200 428,000
Marine Corps...................... 174,158 174,000 174,000
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Reserve:
Navy.................................. 107,627 100,710 98,608
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SELRES............................ 87,701 83,200 80,920
Sea/Air Mariners.................. 787 ........ 198
TARS.............................. 19,139 17,510 17,490
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department of the air force
The fiscal year 1996 Air Force budget was designed to
support a total active inventory force structure of 53 fighter
and attack squadrons, 6 Air National Guard air defense
interceptor squadrons and 9 bomber squadrons, including B-2s,
B-1s, and B-52s. The Minuteman and Peacekeeper ICBM forces will
consist of 580 active launchers.
A summary of the major forces as proposed in the
President's budget follows:
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Fiscal year--
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1994 1995 1996
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USAF fighter and attack squadrons (Active)...... 53 55 53
Air defense interceptor squadrons (ANG)......... 10 10 6
Strategic bomber squadrons (Active)............. 12 9 9
ICBM launchers/silos............................ 711 700 700
ICBM missile boosters........................... 667 580 580
USAF airlift squadrons (Active):
Strategic airlift........................... 17 \1\ 18 17
Tactical airlift............................ 11 11 11
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Total airlift............................. 28 29 28
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Total Active Inventory \2\................ 6,810 6,806 6,306
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\1\ Addition of C-17 squadron at Charleston AFB, SC.
\2\ Includes Active, ANG, and AFRES--Except foreign government operated
aircraft.
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End strength 1995 1996 1997
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Active Duty..................................... 400,051 388,200
Reserve Component............................... 194,287 183,427
Air National Guard.............................. 115,581 109,458
Air Force Reserve............................... 78,706 73,969
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TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Programs and Activities Funded by Military Personnel Appropriations
The President's budget request reflects a continuation in
the drawdown of military personnel and force structure, as
stated elsewhere in this report. The increased reductions in
end strength will be nearly completed by the end of fiscal year
1996, reducing force levels by over 30 percent since fiscal
year 1990 for Active and Guard and Reserve personnel. The
fiscal year 1996 budget request recommends certain proposals
that support improving the quality of life for military
personnel. In the area of compensation, the budget requested a
2.4 percent pay increase, an increase in the Basic Allowance
for Quarters, and a new living allowance for high-cost areas.
The Committee supports these initiatives to enhance the lives
of military personnel, and recommends an additional increase of
$91,050,000 over the budget request in housing allowances to
help offset the costs to military personnel for off-base
housing, especially in those high-cost geographical areas.
SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996
Fiscal year 1995........................................ $71,101,502,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 68,696,663,000
Fiscal year 1996 recommendation......................... 69,231,892,000
Change from budget request.............................. +535,229,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$69,231,892,000 for the Military Personnel accounts. The
recommendation is a decrease of $1,869,610,000 below the
$71,101,502,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1995. These
military personnel budget total comparisons include
appropriations for the active, reserve, and National Guard
accounts. The following tables include a summary of the
recommendations by appropriation account. Explanations of
changes from the budget request appear later in this section.
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1996 MILITARY
PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Change from
Account Budget Recommendation budget
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Military Personnel:
Army................ $19,721,408 19,884,608 +163,200
Navy................ 16,930,609 17,006,363 +75,754
Marine Corps........ 5,877,740 5,928,340 +50,600
Air Force........... 17,108,120 17,294,620 +186,500
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Subtotal, Active.. 59,637,877 60,113,931 +476,054
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Reserve Personnel:
Army................ 2,101,366 2,122,566 +21,200
Navy................ 1,348,223 1,350,023 +1,800
Marine Corps........ 361,751 366,101 +4,350
Air Force........... 782,761 783,586 +825
National Guard
Personnel:
Army................ 3,218,258 3,240,858 +22,600
Air Force........... 1,246,427 1,254,827 +8,400
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Subtotal, Guard
and Reserve...... 9,058,786 9,117,961 +59,175
Total, Title I.... 68,696,663 69,231,892 +535,229
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The fiscal year 1996 budget request included a decrease of
38,100 end strength for the active forces and a decrease of
37,900 end strength for the selected reserve over fiscal year
1995 authorized levels.
The Committee recommends the following levels highlighted
in the tables below.
overall active end strength
Fiscal year 1995 estimate............................... 1,523,300
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 1,485,200
Fiscal year 1996 House authorization.................... 1,485,200
Fiscal year 1996 recommendation......................... 1,485,200
Compared with Fiscal year 1995...................... -38,100
Compared with Fiscal year 1996 budget req...........................
overall selected reserve end strength
Fiscal year 1995 estimate............................... 965,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 927,035
Fiscal year 1996 House authorization.................... 927,035
Fiscal year 1996 recommendation......................... 927,073
Compared with Fiscal year 1995...................... -37,927
Compared with Fiscal year 1996 budget request....... +38
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Fiscal year 1996
Fiscal year -----------------------------------------------------------
1995 Comparison of
estimate Budget House Recommendation request with
request authorization recommendation
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Active Forces (end strength):
Army............................... 510,000 495,000 495,000 495,000 ..............
Navy............................... 439,200 428,000 428,000 428,000 ..............
Marine Corps....................... 174,000 174,000 174,000 174,000 ..............
Air Force.......................... 400,100 388,200 388,200 388,200 ..............
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Total, Active Force.............. 1,523,300 1,485,200 1,485,200 1,485,200 ..............
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Guard and Reserve (end strength):
Army Reserve....................... 242,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 ..............
Navy Reserve....................... 100,700 98,608 98,608 98,608 ..............
Marine Corps Reserve............... 41,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 ..............
Air Force Reserve.................. 78,700 73,969 73,969 74,007 +38
Army National Guard................ 387,000 373,000 373,000 373,000 ..............
Air National Guard................. 115,600 109,458 109,458 109,458 ..............
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Total, Guard and Reserve......... 965,000 927,035 927,035 927,073 +38
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Adjustments to Military Personnel Account
overview
military retiree cost of living adjustment (cola)
The Committee is concerned that the budget request for
fiscal year 1996 did not completely resolve the inequity of the
effective dates of military and Federal civilian retirees COLAs
to make them compatible. The House Committee on National
Security recommended correcting the disparity in the payment
dates, but in doing so, made it contingent on Department of
Defense discretionary funds being appropriated into the
Military Retirement Trust Fund to avoid ``PAYGO'' problems. The
Committee reiterates its support of fair and equitable
treatment between the two retiree groups, but believes the
appropriate Congressional committees need to find an
alternative solution to resolve this problem.
active duty end strengths
The Committee agrees with the House National Security
Committee's initiative of authorizing additional end strength
to select units and mission areas in an effort to reduce
personnel tempo rates. However, the Committee was unable to
find the resources to fund any additional increase for active
duty end strengths at this time. The Committee, therefore,
directs the Department to report by January 31, 1996 on which
units, mission areas, or particular skills are being used
consistently in each Service because of support to operations
other than war, such as humanitarian or peacekeeping missions,
or any mission over and above regular operational deployments.
The report should include the Services' recommendations on how
they would restructure units or personnel to relieve the high
personnel or operational tempo rates.
b-52 force structure
The Committee believes that the number of B-52 bombers
supported by the budget request is insufficient to meet mission
requirements. To ensure that adequate forces are available to
meet foreseeable requirements, the Committee recommends an
increase above the budget request of $180,000,000. The
Committee understands that this amount is sufficient to support
an additional squadron of aircraft (a total of 18) above the
amount requested in the budget. This amount is distributed
between the Military personnel, Operation and maintenance and
Procurement accounts as indicated below. Transferring any of
these funds for any purpose other than that specified above is
subject to normal reprogramming procedures.
[In thousands of dollars]
Military personnel, Air Force........................... $65,000
Operation and maintenance, Air Force.................... 95,000
Aircraft procurement, Air Force......................... 20,000
``friendly fire'' incidents
The Committee recognizes the need for DoD to provide ``ex
gratia'' payments to compensate the families of victims of
friendly fire. The Committee is concerned that current DoD
policy in these instances gives preferential treatment to
foreign over U.S. victims. The Committee directs the Department
to review its policy to ensure equal treatment for U.S.
nationals and report back to the Committee by March 31, 1996.
selective reenlistment bonus
The Committee recommends a reduction of $42,000,000 for
Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB). The Selective Reenlistment
Bonus is authorized to maintain an adequate level of
experienced and qualified enlisted personnel in critical
skills. The General Accounting Office reported that the
Services are not focusing these bonus awards on critical skills
that are in short supply. In fiscal year 1994, for example,
almost half of the new SRB contracts were awarded to personnel
in skills with fill rates of 90 percent or higher, and in which
some service members were paid separation incentives to leave
the service. The Committee believes the Services should
carefully monitor bonuses given to personnel who have those
critical skills that are in demand.
aviation continuation pay
The Committee recommends a reduction of $5,600,000 for
Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP). Aviation Continuation Pay is a
bonus program used to restore pilot retention for aircraft
communities experiencing pilot shortages. The General
Accounting Office has reported that the Services are paying ACP
bonuses as a retention incentive to aviators in skills that
also receive exit incentives. In addition, ACP is being paid
for periods of time for which aviators have preexisting
commitments for military service. The Committee expects the
Secretary of Defense to validate the Services' requirements and
use of Aviation Continuation Pay.
housing allowances
The Committee recommends a total increase of $91,050,000
for housing allowances to help offset the cost to
servicemembers who live in high geographical areas. The amount
recommended for Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ) would fund 6
months of the fiscal year. The Variable Housing Allowance (VHA)
would take effect in the last quarter of the fiscal year, as
authorized by the House National Security Committee.
full-time support strengths
There are four categories of full-time support in the Guard
and Reserve components: civilian technicians, active Guard and
Reserve (AGR), non-technician civilians, and active component
personnel.
Full-time support personnel organize, recruit, train,
maintain and administer the Reserve components. Civilian
(military) technicians directly support units, and are very
important to help units maintain readiness and meet the wartime
mission of the Army and Air Force.
Full-time support end strength in all categories totalled
154,655 in fiscal year 1995. The fiscal year 1996 budget
request is 151,650. The following table summarizes Guard and
Reserve full-time support end strengths:
GUARD AND RESERVE FULL-TIME END STRENGTHS
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Fiscal year
1995 Budget HNSC Committee Recommendation
appropriated request recommendation vs request
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Army Reserve:
AGR................................. 11,940 11,575 11,575 11,575 ..............
Technicians......................... 6,591 6,409 6,630 6,630 +221
Navy Reserve TAR........................ 17,510 17,490 17,490 17,490 ..............
Marine Corps Reserve.................... 2,285 2,285 2,285 2,285 ..............
Air Force Reserve:
AGR................................. 648 628 628 628 ..............
Technicians......................... 10,425 9,467 9,802 9,802 +335
Army National Guard:
AGR................................. 23,650 23,390 23,390 23,390 ..............
Technicians......................... 25,489 25,094 25,500 25,500 +406
Air National Guard:
AGR................................. 9,098 9,817 9,817 9,817 ..............
Technicians......................... 24,218 22,558 22,906 22,906 +348
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Total:
AGR/TAR....................... 65,131 65,185 65,185 65,185 ..............
Technicians................... 66,723 63,528 64,838 64,838 +1,310
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civilian (military) technicians
The Committee recommends an additional $29,000,000 in the
Operation and maintenance accounts of the Army Reserve, Air
Force Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard for
additional end strength of 1,310 technicians over the
President's budget request. The Committee is concerned that the
additional programmed reductions and suggested outsourcing of
jobs performed by a technician would greatly impact the
readiness of Reserve units in their ability to deploy, maintain
equipment, and administer and train Reserve units.
The Committee expects these funds to not be used for any
other purpose without a prior approval reprogramming being
submitted to the Committee. In addition, the Committee directs
the Department to provide the required number of workyears
needed to sustain the levels of civilian (military) technicians
as provided in this bill.
The Committee also includes several general provisions
concerning military technicians. Section 8024 provides military
technician pay the same exemption from sequestration as other
military personnel; and Section 8078 prohibits reducing the
full-time support levels for technicians unless such reductions
are as a result of a reduction in military force structure. The
Committee expects the Department to follow the intent of these
provisions.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $20,870,470,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 19,721,408,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,884,608,000
Change from budget request.............................. +163,200,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$19,884,608,000 for Military Personnel, Army. The
recommendation is a decrease of $985,862,000 below the
$20,870,470,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1995. The
adjustments to the fiscal year 1996 budget request are as
follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Provide Comfort/Enhanced Southern Watch................. +3,600
Overseas Station Allowance.............................. +139,000
Selective Reenlistment Bonus............................ -1,200
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +12,000
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +9,800
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Total............................................. +163,200
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $17,752,237,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 16,930,609,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,006,363,000
Change from budget request.............................. +75,754,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$17,006,363,000 for Military Personnel, Navy. The
recommendation is a decrease of $745,874,000 below the
$17,752,237,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1995. The
adjustments to the fiscal year 1996 budget request are as
follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Aviation Continuation Pay............................... -1,000
Responsibility Pay...................................... -1,146
Provide Comfort/Enhanced Southern Watch................. +25,500
Overseas Station Allowance.............................. +45,000
Selective Reenlistment Bonus............................ -25,000
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +11,600
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +20,800
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Total............................................. +75,754
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $5,800,071,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 5,877,740,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,928,340,000
Change from budget request.............................. +50,600,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,928,340,000
for Military Personnel, Marine Corps. The recommendation is an
increase of $128,269,000 above the $5,800,071,000 appropriated
for fiscal year 1995. The adjustments to the fiscal year 1996
budget request are as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Aviation Continuation Pay............................... -200
Provide Comfort/Enhanced Southern Watch................. +3,400
Overseas Station Allowance.............................. +43,000
Selective Reenlistment Bonus............................ -4,000
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +3,200
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +5,200
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Total............................................. +50,600
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $17,388,579,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 17,108,120,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,294,620,000
Change from budget request.............................. +186,500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$17,294,620,000 for Military Personnel, Air Force. The
recommendation is a decrease of $93,959,000 below the
$17,388,579,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1995. The
adjustments to the fiscal year 1996 budget request are as
follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Aviation Continuation Pay............................... -4,400
Aviation Career Incentive Pay........................... -800
Flight Duty Pay......................................... -500
Provide Comfort/Enhanced Southern Watch................. +45,000
Overseas Station Allowance.............................. +73,000
Selective Reenlistment Bonus............................ -12,000
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +11,000
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +10,200
B-52 Force Structure.................................... +65,000
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Total............................................. +186,500
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $2,168,120,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 2,101,366,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,122,566,000
Change from budget request.............................. +21,200,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,122,566,000
for Reserve Personnel, Army. The recommendation is a decrease
of $45,554,000 below the $2,168,120,000 appropriated for fiscal
year 1995. The adjustments to the fiscal year 1996 budget
request are as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Unit Readiness/Training................................. +20,000
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +500
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +700
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Total............................................. +21,200
army reserve commands
The Army is implementing a reorganization and restructuring
plan for its subordinate headquarters. Under the plan to reduce
the number of subordinate headquarters, the existing Army
Reserve Commands (ARCOMs) will be realigned into Regional
Support Commands, Regional Support Groups, or eliminated
entirely. The Committee is concerned that the Army Reserve
reorganization plan places an inappropriate emphasis on
administrative performance to rank the 20 ARCOMs instead of
using performance measures directly relevant to the training
and deployability status of the individual soldiers and units
under the command of each ARCOM. The Committee directs the
Department to report by December 1, 1995 on the criteria and
methodology used for the reduction and reorganization of the
Army Reserve Commands.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $1,411,409,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 1,348,223,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,350,023,000
Change from budget request.............................. +1,800,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,350,023,000
for Reserve Personnel, Navy. The recommendation is a decrease
of $61,386,000 below the $1,411,409,000 appropriated for fiscal
year 1995. The adjustments to the fiscal year 1996 budget
request are as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +700
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +1,100
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Total............................................. +1,800
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $350,048,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 361,751,000
Committee recommendation................................ 366,101,000
Change from budget request.............................. +4,350,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $366,101,000
for Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps. The recommendation is an
increase of $16,053,000 above the $350,048,000 appropriated for
fiscal year 1995. The adjustments to the fiscal year 1996
budget request are as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Annual Training/School Tours............................ +4,000
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +150
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +200
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Total............................................. +4,350
active reserve manpower
The Committee recognizes that the Marine Corps Reserve has
an unfunded requirement for an increase in end strength of 274
Active Reserve manpower. The Committee understands these
personnel are required to support the mission of the Reserve
force and will revisit this issue in the future.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $771,634,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 782,761,000
Committee recommendation................................ 783,586,000
Change from budget request.............................. +825,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $783,586,000
for Reserve Personnel, Air Force. The recommendation is an
increase of $11,952,000 above the $771,634,000 appropriated for
fiscal year 1995. The adjustments to the fiscal year 1996
budget request are as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
WC-130 weather reconnaissance mission................... +725
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +100
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Total............................................. +825
wc-130 weather reconnaissance mission
The Committee continues to strongly believe that the
weather reconnaissance mission is critical to the protection of
Defense installations and the population living along the east
and Gulf coasts of the United States. Section 8038 has been
included which prohibits funds to reduce or disestablish the
operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
(Hurricane Hunters) of the Air Force Reserve if such action
would reduce the Weather Reconnaissance mission below the
levels funded in this Act. The level specifically funded in
this Act is to support a stand alone squadron with dedicated 10
PAA aircraft, 20 line assigned aircrews evenly divided between
Air Reserve Technician (ART) and Reserve aircrews, and at least
1,600 flying hours dedicated to this misssion. Funding has also
been provided to ensure adequate operation and maintenance
support. The Committee is adamant that this important mission
be continued in accordance with this direction and directs the
Air Force to submit future budget requests reflecting this
direction.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $3,350,505,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 3,218,258,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,240,858,000
Change from budget request.............................. +22,600,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,240,858,000
for National Guard Personnel, Army. The recommendation is a
decrease of $109,647,000 below the $3,350,505,000 appropriated
for fiscal year 1995. The adjustments to the fiscal year 1996
budget request are as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
School/Special Training................................. +20,000
Basic Allowance for Quarters............................ +1,300
Variable Housing Allowance.............................. +1,300
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Total............................................. +22,600
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
Fiscal year 1995 appropriation.......................... $1,238,429,000
Fiscal year 1996 budget request......................... 1,246,427,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,254,827,000
Change from budget request.............................. +8,400,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,254,827,000
for National Guard Personnel, Air Force. The