104th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 104-563
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
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R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON
H.R. 3230
together with
ADDITIONAL, SUPPLEMENTAL, AND
DISSENTING VIEWS
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
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May 7, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
104th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2nd Session 104-563
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
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R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON
H.R. 3230
together with
ADDITIONAL, SUPPLEMENTAL, AND
DISSENTING VIEWS
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
May 7, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
One Hundred Fourth Congress
FLOYD D. SPENCE, South Carolina,
Chairman
RONALD V. DELLUMS, California BOB STUMP, Arizona
G.V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY, Mississippi DUNCAN HUNTER, California
PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado JOHN R. KASICH, Ohio
IKE SKELTON, Missouri HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
NORMAN SISISKY, Virginia JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah
JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South Carolina CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania
SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas ROBERT K. DORNAN, California
OWEN PICKETT, Virginia JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado
LANE EVANS, Illinois JIM SAXTON, New Jersey
JOHN TANNER, Tennessee RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,
GLEN BROWDER, Alabama California
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi STEVE BUYER, Indiana
NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii PETER G. TORKILDSEN, Massachusetts
CHET EDWARDS, Texas TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
FRANK TEJEDA, Texas JOHN M. McHUGH, New York
MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts JAMES TALENT, Missouri
ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam TERRY EVERETT, Alabama
JANE HARMAN, California ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
PAUL McHALE, Pennsylvania HOWARD ``BUCK'' McKEON, California
PETE GEREN, Texas RON LEWIS, Kentucky
PETE PETERSON, Florida J.C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma
WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Louisiana MAC THORNBERRY, Texas
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana
MIKE WARD, Kentucky SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee
JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida
WALTER B. JONES, Jr., North
Carolina
JAMES B. LONGLEY, Jr., Maine
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
RICHARD ``DOC'' HASTINGS,
Washington
Andrew K. Ellis, Staff Director
C O N T E N T S
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Explanation of the Committee Amendment........................... 1
Purpose.......................................................... 1
Relationship of Authorization to Appropriations.................. 2
Summary of Authorization in the Bill............................. 2
Summary Table of Authorizations.................................. 2
Rationale for the Committee Bill................................. 10
Hearings......................................................... 17
Continued Shortfalls........................................... 11
Quality of Life................................................ 12
Modernization.................................................. 13
Ballistic Missile Defense...................................... 15
Innovation..................................................... 15
Conclusion..................................................... 17
Division A--Department of Defense Authorization.................. 19
Title I--Procurement............................................. 19
Overview....................................................... 19
Aircraft Procurement, Army................................... 21
Overview................................................... 21
Items of Special Interest.................................. 24
Missile Procurement, Army.................................... 25
Overview................................................... 25
Items of Special Interest.................................. 28
Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.................... 29
Overview................................................... 29
Items of Special Interest.................................. 32
Ammunition Procurement, Army................................. 33
Overview................................................... 33
Item of Special Interest................................... 36
Other Procurement, Army...................................... 36
Overview................................................... 36
Items of Special Interest.................................. 43
Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................... 43
Overview................................................... 43
Items of Special Interest.................................. 47
Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................... 48
Overview................................................... 48
Item of Special Interest................................... 52
Ammunition Procurement, Navy/Marine Corps.................... 52
Overview................................................... 52
Item of Special Interest................................... 55
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy............................ 55
Overview................................................... 55
Items of Special Interest.................................. 57
Other Procurement, Navy...................................... 60
Overview................................................... 60
Items of Special Interest.................................. 69
Procurement, Marine Corps.................................... 72
Overview................................................... 72
Items of Special Interest.................................. 77
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.............................. 77
Overview................................................... 77
Items of Special Interest.................................. 82
Ammunition Procurement, Air Force............................ 85
Overview................................................... 85
Missle Procurement, Air Force................................ 88
Overview................................................... 88
Items of Special Interest.................................. 92
Other Procurement, Air Force................................. 93
Overview................................................... 93
Items of Special Interest.................................. 99
Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................... 99
Overview................................................... 99
Items of Special Interest.................................. 105
National Guard and Reserve Equipment......................... 105
Overview................................................... 105
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense........... 109
Overview................................................... 109
Items of Special Interest.................................. 111
Legislative Provisions......................................... 111
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 111
Section 101-108--Authorization of Appropriations........... 111
Subtitle B--Army Programs.................................... 111
Section 111--Repeal of Limitation on Procurement of Certain
Aircraft................................................. 111
Section 112--Multiyear Procurement Authority for Army
Programs................................................. 112
Subtitle C--Navy Programs.................................... 112
Section 121--Nuclear Attack Submarine Programs............. 112
Section 122--Cost Limitations for Seawolf Submarine Program 112
Section 123--Pulse Doppler Radar Modification.............. 112
Section 124--Reduction in Number of Vessels Excluded From
Limit on Purchase of Vessels Built in Foreign Shipyards.. 112
Section 125--T-39N Trainer Aircraft for the Navy........... 112
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs............................... 112
Section 141--Repeal of Limitation on Procurement of F-15E
Aircraft................................................. 112
Section 142--C-17 Aircraft Procurement..................... 113
Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E).... 114
Overview....................................................... 114
Defense-Wide Programs........................................ 116
Special Considerations..................................... 116
Army RDT&E................................................... 131
Overview................................................... 131
Items of Special Interest.................................. 140
Navy RDT&E................................................... 148
Overview................................................... 148
Items of Special Interest.................................. 157
Air Force RDT&E.............................................. 177
Overview................................................... 177
Items of Special Interest.................................. 187
Defense Agencies RDT&E....................................... 194
Overview................................................... 194
Items of Special Interest.................................. 202
Legislative Provisions......................................... 217
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 217
Section 201--Authorization of Appropriations............... 217
Section 202--Amount for Basic and Applied Research......... 217
Section 203--Dual Use Technology Programs.................. 217
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 217
Section 211--Space Launch Modernization.................... 217
Section 212--Live-Fire Survivability Testing of V-22
Aircraft................................................. 217
Section 213--Live-Fire Survivability Testing of F-22
Aircraft................................................. 218
Section 214--Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions,
Explosives, and Rockets.................................. 218
Section 215--Research Activities of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency Relating to Chemical and
Biological Warfare Defense Technology.................... 219
Section 216--Limitation on Funding for F-16 Tactical Manned
Reconnaissance Aircraft.................................. 219
Section 217--Unmanned Aerial Vehicles...................... 220
Section 218--Hydra-70 Rocket Product Improvement Program... 220
Section 219--Space-Based Infrared System Program........... 220
Section 220--Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST)
Program.................................................. 220
Section 221--Authorization of Joint United States-Israel
Nautilus Laser/Theater High Energy Laser Program......... 220
Section 222--Nonlethal Weapons Research and Development
Program.................................................. 220
Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs............... 220
Section 231--Funding for Ballistic Missile Defense for
Fiscal Year 1997......................................... 220
Section 232--Certification of Capability of United States
to Defend Against Single Ballistic Missile............... 221
Section 233--Policy on Compliance With the ABM Treaty...... 221
Section 234--Requirement That Multilateralization of the
ABM Treaty be Done Only Through Treaty-Making Power...... 222
Section 235--Report on Ballistic Missile Defense and
Proliferation............................................ 222
Section 236--Revision to Annual Report on the Ballistic
Missile Defense Program.................................. 223
Section 237--ABM Treaty Defined............................ 223
Section 238--Capability of National Missile Defense System. 223
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 223
Section 241--Uniform Procedures and Criteria for
Maintenance and Repair at Air Force Installations........ 223
Section 242--Requirements Relating to Small Business
Innovative Research Program.............................. 224
Section 243--Extension of Deadline for Delivery of Enhanced
Fiber Optic Guided Missile (EFOG-M) System............... 224
Section 244--Amendment to the University Research
Initiative Support Program............................... 224
Section 245--Amendments to Defense Experimental Programs to
Stimulate Competitive Research........................... 224
Section 246--Elimination of Report on the Use of
Competitive Procedures for the Award of Certain Contracts
to Colleges and Universities............................. 224
Section 247--National Oceanographic Partnership Program.... 225
Title III--Operation and Maintenance............................. 226
Overview....................................................... 226
Items of Special Interest...................................... 258
Intelligence Programs........................................ 258
Defense Mapping Agency (DMA)............................... 258
Over the Horizon Backscatter (OTH-B) Radar System.......... 258
Pacer Coin................................................. 259
Senior Scout............................................... 259
Morale, Welfare and Recreation Issues........................ 259
Appropriated Fund Support for Morale, Welfare and
Recreation Programs...................................... 259
Defense Commissary Agency/Performance Based Organization... 261
Distribution of Distilled Spirits.......................... 261
Other Issues................................................. 262
Abrams Integrated Management XXI........................... 262
Ammunition Management Program.............................. 262
Army After Next............................................ 262
Base Closure Transition.................................... 263
Base Operations Support Costs.............................. 263
Concept Development Center................................. 263
Contractor Operated Civil Engineering Supply Stores........ 264
Department of Defense Milk Plants.......................... 265
Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair......................... 265
Electron Scrubber Technology............................... 266
General Purpose Tents...................................... 267
Integrated Computer Framework.............................. 267
Manganese Dust Exposure Levels............................. 267
Military Traffic Management Command's Reengineering
Personnel Property Initiative Pilot Program.............. 268
Mobility Infrastructure Enhancement........................ 269
Operational Support Aircraft............................... 269
Real Property Maintenance.................................. 270
Reserve Readiness.......................................... 270
Standard Missile Maintenance............................... 271
Total Asset Visibility Program............................. 271
Unobligated Balances....................................... 271
Legislative Provisions......................................... 272
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 272
Section 301--Operation and Maintenance Funding............. 272
Section 302--Working Capital Funds......................... 272
Section 303--Armed Forces Retirement Home.................. 272
Section 304--Transfer From National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund......................................... 272
Subtitle B--Depot-Level Activities........................... 272
Section 311--Extension of Authority For Aviation Depots and
Naval Shipyards to Engage in Defense-Related Production
and Services............................................. 272
Section 312--Exclusion of Large Maintenance and Repair
Projects From Percentage Limitation on Contracting For
Depot-Level Maintenance.................................. 272
Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions......................... 273
Section 321--Repeal of Report on Contractor Reimbursement
Costs.................................................... 273
Section 322--Payments of Stipulated Penalties Assessed
Under CERCLA............................................. 273
Section 323--Conservation and Readiness Program............ 273
Section 324--Navy Compliance With Shipboard Solid Waste
Control Requirements..................................... 274
Section 325--Authority to Develop and Implement Land Use
Plans for Defense Environmental Restoration Program...... 274
Section 326--Pilot Program to Test Alternative Technologies
for Limiting Air Emissions During Shipyard Blasting and
Coating Operations....................................... 275
Section 327--Navy Program to Monitor Ecological Effects of
Organotin................................................ 275
Subtitle D--Civilian Employees and Nonappropriated Fund
Instrumentalities.......................................... 276
Section 331--Repeal of Prohibition on Payment of Lodging
Expenses When Adequate Government Quarters Are Available. 276
Section 332--Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay
Modification............................................. 276
Section 333--Wage-Board Compensatory Time Off.............. 276
Section 334--Simplification of Rules Relating to the
Observance of Certain Holidays........................... 277
Section 335--Phased Retirement............................. 277
Section 336--Modification of Authority for Civilian
Employees of Department of Defense to Participate
Voluntarily in Reduction In Force........................ 277
Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund
Instrumentalities.......................................... 278
Section 341--Contracts With Other Agencies and
Instrumentalities for Goods and Services................. 278
Section 342--Noncompetitive Procurement of Brand-Name
Commercial Items For Resale in Commissary Stores......... 278
Section 343--Prohibition of Sale or Rental of Sexually
Explicit Material........................................ 278
Subtitle F--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector
Sources.................................................... 278
Section 351--Extension of Requirement For Competitive
Procurement of Printing and Duplication Services......... 278
Section 352--Requirement Regarding Use of Private Shipyards
For Complex Naval Ship Repair Contracts.................. 279
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 279
Section 360--Termination of Defense Business Operations
Fund and Preparation of Plan Regarding Improved Operation
of Working-Capital Funds................................. 279
Section 361--Increase in Capital Asset Threshold Under
Defense Business Operations Fund......................... 280
Section 362--Transfer of Excess Personal Property to
Support Law Enforcement Activities....................... 280
Section 363--Storage of Motor Vehicles in Lieu of
Transportation........................................... 280
Section 364--Control of Transportation Systems in Time of
War...................................................... 281
Section 365--Security Protection at Department of Defense
Facilities in National Capitol Region.................... 281
Section 366--Modifications to Armed Forces Retirement Home
Act of 1991.............................................. 281
Section 367--Assistance to Local Educational Agencies that
Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense Civilian Employees................. 282
Section 368--Retention of Civilian Employee Positions at
Military Training Bases Transferred to National Guard.... 282
Section 369--Expansion of Authority to Donate Unusable Food 282
Military Personnel Overview...................................... 283
Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations...................... 285
Items of Special Interest...................................... 285
Air National Guard Fighter Aircraft........................ 285
Army Military Personnel Account Shortfall for Fiscal Year
1997..................................................... 285
Army Reserve Full Time Manning Increase.................... 285
Navy Maritime Patrol Aircraft.............................. 285
Reserve Component Individual Training Funds................ 286
Legislative Provisions......................................... 286
Subtitle A--Active Forces.................................... 286
Section 401--End Strengths For Active Forces............... 286
Section 402--Permanent End Strength Levels to Support Two
Major Regional Contingencies............................. 286
Section 403--Authorized Strengths For Commissioned Officers
on Active Duty in Grades of Major, Lieutenant Colonel,
and Colonel and Navy Grades of Lieutenant Commander,
Commander, and Captain................................... 287
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces................................... 288
Section 411--End Strengths for Selected Reserve............ 288
Section 412--End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in
Support of the Reserves.................................. 288
Section 413--End Strengths for Military Technicians........ 289
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 289
Section 421--Authorization of Appropriations For Military
Personnel................................................ 289
Title V--Military Personnel Policy............................... 290
Items of Special Interest...................................... 290
Collection of Comparison Data on Gender-Neutral Training... 290
Guidance to Commanders on Unexplained Absences of Personnel 290
Increased Funding for Off-Duty Education................... 291
Increased Funding for Recruiting........................... 291
Minority Representation in Special Operations Forces....... 291
New Parent Support Program................................. 292
Personnel Tempo............................................ 292
Reduction in Permanent Change of Station Moves............. 293
Report on Sentence Enhancements for Hate Crimes............ 294
Retention Standards for Permanent Medical Nondeployables... 294
Survey of Attitudes Towards Expansion of Roles of Women in
Combat and Combat Related Military Skills................ 295
Legislative Provisions......................................... 295
Subtitle A--Personnel Management............................. 295
Section 501--Authorization For Senior Enlisted Members to
Reenlist for an Indefinite Period of Time................ 295
Section 502--Authority to Extend Entry on Active Duty Under
Delayed Entry Program.................................... 296
Section 503--Permanent Authority for Navy Spot Promotions
for Certain Lieutenants.................................. 296
Section 504--Reports on Response to Recommendations
Concerning Improvements to Department of Defense Joint
Manpower Process......................................... 296
Section 505--Frequency of Reports to Congress on Joint
Officer Management Policies.............................. 296
Section 506--Repeal of Requirement that Commissioned
Officers be Initially Appointed in a Reserve Grade....... 297
Section 507--Continuation on Active Status For Certain
Reserve Officers of the Air Force........................ 297
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters........................ 297
Section 511--Individual Ready Reserve Activation Authority. 297
Section 512--Training for Reserves on Active Duty in
Support of the Reserves.................................. 298
Section 513--Clarification to Definition of Active Status.. 298
Section 514--Appointment Above O-2 in the Naval Reserve.... 298
Section 515--Report on Number of Advisers in Active
Component Support of Reserves Pilot Program.............. 298
Section 516--Sense of Congress and Report Regarding
Reemployment Rights for Mobilized Reservists Employed in
Foreign Countries........................................ 298
Subtitle C--Jurisdiction and Powers of Courts-Martial for the
National Guard When Not in Federal Service................. 299
Section 531--Composition, Jurisdiction and Procedures of
Courts-Martial........................................... 299
Section 532--General Courts-Martial........................ 299
Section 533--Special Courts-Martial........................ 299
Section 534--Summary Courts-Martial........................ 299
Section 535--Repeal of Authority For Confinement in Lieu of
Fine..................................................... 300
Section 536--Approval of Sentence of Bad Conduct Discharge
or Confinement........................................... 300
Section 537--Authority of Military Judges.................. 300
Section 538--Statutory Reorganization...................... 300
Section 539--Effective Date................................ 300
Section 540--Conforming Amendments to Uniform Code of
Military Justice......................................... 301
Subtitle D--Education and Training Programs.................. 301
Section 551--Extension of Maximum Age for Appointment as a
Cadet or Midshipman in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps and the Service Academies................. 301
Section 552--Oversight and Management of Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps Program......................... 301
Section 553--ROTC Scholarship Student Participation in
Simultaneous Membership Program.......................... 301
Section 554--Expansion of ROTC Advanced Training Program to
Include Graduate Students................................ 301
Section 555--Reserve Credit for Members of Armed Forces
Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance
Program.................................................. 302
Section 556--Expansion of Eligibility for Education
Benefits to Include Certain Reserve Officers' Training
Corps (ROTC) Participants................................ 302
Section 557--Comptroller General Report on Cost and Policy
Implications of Permitting Up to Five Percent of Service
Academy Graduates to be Assigned Directly to Reserve Duty
Upon Graduation.......................................... 302
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 302
Section 561--Hate Crimes in the Military................... 302
Section 562--Authority of a Reserve Judge Advocate to Act
as a Notary Public....................................... 302
Section 563--Authority to Provide Legal Assistance to
Public Health Service Officers........................... 303
Section 564--Excepted Appointment of Certain Judicial Non-
Attorney Staff in the United States Court of Appeals for
the Armed Forces......................................... 303
Section 565--Replacement of Certain American Theater
Campaign Ribbons......................................... 303
Section 566--Restoration of Regulations Prohibiting Service
of Homosexuals in the Armed Forces....................... 303
Section 567--Reenactment and Modification of Mandatory
Separation From Service For Members Diagnosed With HIV-1
Virus.................................................... 304
Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits.............. 306
Items of Special Interest.................................... 306
Foreign Language Proficiency Pay........................... 306
Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Allowances During Permanent
Change of Station Moves.................................. 306
Special Duty Assignment Pay for Army Special Operating
Forces................................................... 307
Legislative Provisions......................................... 307
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances............................... 307
Section 601--Military Pay Raise for Fiscal Year 1997....... 307
Section 602--Availability of Basic Allowance for Quarters
for Certain Members Without Dependents Who Serve on Sea
Duty..................................................... 307
Section 603--Establishment of Minimum Monthly Amount of
Variable Housing Allowance for High Housing Cost Areas... 308
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays........... 308
Section 611--Extension of Certain Bonuses for Reserve
Forces................................................... 308
Section 612--Extension of Certain Bonuses and Special Pay
for Nurse Officer Candidates, Registered Nurses, and
Nurse Anesthetists....................................... 308
Section 613--Extension of Authority Relating to Payment of
Other Bonuses and Special Pays........................... 308
Section 614--Special Incentives to Recruit and Retain
Dental Officers.......................................... 308
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances............. 309
Section 621--Temporary Lodging Expenses of Member in
Connection With First Permanent Change of Station........ 309
Section 622--Allowance in Connection With Shipping Motor
Vehicle at Government Expense............................ 309
Section 623--Dislocation Allowance at a Rate Equal to Two
and One-Half Months Basic Allowance for Quarters......... 309
Section 624--Allowance for Travel Performed in Connection
With Leave Between Consecutive Overseas Tours............ 310
Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related
Matters.................................................... 310
Section 631--Increase in Annual Limit on Days of Inactive
Duty Training Creditable Towards Reserve Retirement...... 310
Section 632--Authority for Retirement in Grade in Which a
Member Has Been Selected for Promotion When a Physical
Disability Intervenes.................................... 310
Section 633--Eligibility for Reserve Disability Retirement
for Reserves Injured While Away From Home Overnight for
Inactive-Duty Training................................... 310
Section 634--Retirement of Reserve Enlisted Members Who
Qualify for Active Duty Retirement After Administrative
Reductions in Enlisted Grade............................. 311
Section 635--Clarification of Initial Computation of
Retiree COLA's After Retirement.......................... 311
Section 636--Technical Correction to Prior Authority for
Payment of Back Pay to Certain Persons................... 311
Section 637--Amendments to the Uniformed Services Former
Spouses' Protection Act.................................. 311
Section 638--Administration of Benefits for So-Called
Minimum Income Widows.................................... 311
Section 639--Nonsubstantive Restatement of Survivor Benefit
Plan Statute............................................. 312
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 312
Section 651--Technical Correction Clarifying Ability of
Certain Members to Elect Not to Occupy Government
Quarters................................................. 312
Section 652--Technical Correction Clarifying Limitation on
Furnishing Clothing or Allowances for Enlisted National
Guard Technicians........................................ 312
Title VII Health Care Provisions................................. 313
Overview....................................................... 313
Items of Special Interest...................................... 313
Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Network--Information
Technology............................................... 313
Chiropractic Health Care Demonstration Program............. 314
Comptroller General Study on the Department of Defense
Family Member Dental Plan................................ 314
Congressional Budget Office Scoring of Medicare Subvention
Demonstration Program.................................... 315
Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Program............. 315
Pacific Medical Network.................................... 316
Provider Workstation....................................... 316
TRICARE Alternative Financing.............................. 316
TRICARE Prime Portability.................................. 316
Legislative Provisions......................................... 317
Subtitle A--Health Care Services............................. 317
Section 701--Medical and Dental Care for Reserve Component
Members in a Duty Status................................. 317
Subtitle B--TRICARE Program.................................. 317
Section 711--Definition of TRICARE Program................. 317
Section 712--CHAMPUS Payment Limits for TRICARE Prime
Enrollees................................................ 318
Section 713--Improved Information Exchange Between Military
Treatment Facilities and TRICARE Program Contractors..... 318
Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.......... 318
Section 721--Definitions................................... 318
Section 722--Inclusion of Designated Providers in Uniformed
Services Health Care Delivery System..................... 318
Section 723--Provision of Uniform Benefit by Designated
Providers................................................ 318
Section 724--Enrollment of Covered Beneficiaries........... 319
Section 725--Application of CHAMPUS Payment Rules.......... 319
Section 726--Payment for Services.......................... 319
Section 727--Repeal of Superseded Authorities.............. 319
Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health
Care Management............................................ 319
Section 731--Authority to Waive CHAMPUS Exclusion Regarding
Nonmedically Necessary Treatment in Connection With
Certain Clinical Trials.................................. 319
Section 732--Authority to Waive or Reduce CHAMPUS
Deductible Amounts for Reservists Called to Active Duty
in Support of Contingency Operations..................... 320
Section 733--Exception to Maximum Allowable Payments to
Individual Health-Care Providers Under CHAMPUS........... 320
Section 734--Codification of Annual Authority to Credit
CHAMPUS Refunds to Current Year Appropriation............ 320
Section 735--Exception to Requirements Regarding Obtaining
Nonavailability-of-Health-Care Statements................ 320
Section 736--Expansion of Collection Authorities From
Third-Party Payers....................................... 321
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 321
Section 741--Alternatives to Active Duty Service Obligation
Under Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and
Financial Assistance Program and Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences........................ 321
Section 742--Exception to Strength Limitations For Public
Health Service Officers Assigned to the Department of
Defense.................................................. 322
Section 743--Continued Operation of Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences........................ 322
Section 744--Sense of Congress Regarding Tax Treatment of
Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial
Assistance Program....................................... 322
Section 745--Report Regarding Specialized Treatment
Facility Program......................................... 323
Title VIII--Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and
Related Matters................................................ 324
Items of Special Interest...................................... 324
Implementation of Acquisition Reform Legislation........... 324
Truth in Negotiations Act Audit Rights..................... 324
Tungsten Anti-Tank Penetrators............................. 325
Legislative Provisions......................................... 325
Subtitle A--Acquisition Management........................... 325
Section 801--Authority to Waive or Modify Certain
Requirements for Defense Acquisition Pilot Programs...... 325
Section 802--Exclusion From Certain Post-Education Duty
Assignments for Members of Acquisition Corps............. 325
Section 803--Extension of Authority to Carry Out Certain
Prototype Projects....................................... 325
Section 804--Increase in Threshold Amounts for Major
Systems.................................................. 326
Section 805--Revisions in Information Required to be
Included in Selected Acquisition Reports................. 326
Section 806--Increase in Simplified Acquisition Threshold
for Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operations.............. 326
Section 807--Expansion of Audit Reciprocity Among Federal
Agencies to Include Post-Award Audits.................... 326
Section 808--Extension of Pilot Mentor-Protege Program..... 327
Subtitle B--Other Matters.................................... 327
Section 821--Amendment to Definition of National Security
System Under Information Technology Management Reform Act
of 1995.................................................. 327
Section 822--Prohibition on Release of Contractor Proposals
Under Freedom of Information Act......................... 327
Section 823--Repeal of Annual Report by Advocate for
Competition.............................................. 327
Section 824--Repeal of Biannual Report on Procurement
Regulatory Activity...................................... 327
Section 825--Repeal of Multiyear Limitation on Contracts
for Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair.................. 327
Section 826--Streamlined Notice Requirements to Contractors
and Employees Regarding Termination or Substantial
Reduction in Contracts Under Major Defense Programs...... 328
Section 827--Repeal of Notice Requirements for
Substantially or Seriously Affected Parties in Downsizing
Efforts.................................................. 328
Section 828--Testing of Defense Acquisition Programs....... 328
Section 829--Dependency of National Technology and
Industrial Base on Supplies Available Only From Foreign
Counties................................................. 328
Section 830--Treatment of Department of Defense Cable
Television Franchise Agreements.......................... 328
Section 831--Extension of Domestic Source Limitation for
Valves and Machine Tools................................. 329
Title IX--Department of Defense Organization and Management...... 330
Items of Special Interest...................................... 330
Unified Command Plan....................................... 330
Legislative Provisions......................................... 330
Section 901--Additional Required Reduction in Defense
Acquisition Workforce.................................... 330
Section 902--Reduction of Personnel Assigned to Office of
the Secretary of Defense................................. 330
Section 903--Report on Military Department Headquarters
Staff.................................................... 331
Section 904--Extension of Effective Date for Charter for
Joint Requirements Oversight Council..................... 331
Section 905--Removal of Secretary of the Army From
Membership on the Foreign Trade Zone Board............... 331
Section 906--Membership of the Ammunition Storage Board.... 331
Section 907--Department of Defense Disbursing Official
Check Cashing and Exchange Transactions.................. 332
Title X--General Provisions...................................... 333
Counter-Drug Activities...................................... 333
Overview................................................... 333
Items of Special Interest.................................. 333
National Guard Counter-Drug Program...................... 333
C-26 Aircraft Photo Reconnaissance Upgrades.............. 334
Gulf States Counter-Drug Initiative...................... 334
Southwest Border Fence Project........................... 334
Other Matters................................................ 334
Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)................. 334
Military Affiliate Radio System............................ 335
National Defense University Chinese Translations........... 335
Supercomputer Exports and Proliferation.................... 336
White House Communications Agency.......................... 336
Legislative Provisions......................................... 336
Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................ 336
Section 1001--Transfer Authority........................... 336
Section 1002--Incorporation of Classified Annex............ 337
Section 1003--Authority for Obligation of Certain
Unauthorized Fiscal Year 1996 Defense Appropriations..... 337
Section 1004--Authorization of Prior Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996...................... 337
Section 1005--Format for Budget Request for Navy/Marine
Corps and Air Force Ammunition Accounts.................. 337
Section 1006--Format for Budget Requests for Defense
Airborne Reconnaissance Program.......................... 337
Subtitle B--Reports and Studies.............................. 338
Section 1021--Annual Report on Operation Provide Comfort
and Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.................... 338
Section 1022--Report on Protection of National Information
Infrastructure........................................... 338
Section 1023--Report on Witness Interview Procedures for
Department of Defense Criminal Investigations............ 339
Subtitle C--Other Matters.................................... 339
Section 1031--Information Systems Security Program......... 339
Section 1032--Aviation and Vessel War Risk Insurance....... 340
Section 1033--Aircraft Accident Investigation Boards....... 341
Section 1034--Authority for Use of Appropriated Funds for
Recruiting Functions..................................... 342
Section 1035--Authority for Award of Medal of Honor to
Certain African American Solders Who Served During World
War II................................................... 342
Section 1036--Compensation for Persons Awarded Prisoner of
War Medal Who Did Not Previously Receive Compensation as
a Prisoner of War........................................ 342
Section 1037--George C. Marshall European Center for
Strategic Security Studies............................... 342
Section 1038--Participation of Members, Dependents, and
Other Persons in Crime Prevention Efforts at
Installations............................................ 343
Section 1039--Technical and Clerical Amendments............ 343
Section 1040--Prohibition on Carrying Out SR-71 Strategic
Reconnaissance Program During Fiscal Year 1997........... 343
Title XI--Cooperative Threat Reduction........................... 344
Overview....................................................... 344
Items of Special Interest...................................... 344
Lack of Updated, Multi-Year Program Plan................... 344
Chemical Weapons Destruction............................... 345
Fissle Material Storage Facility........................... 346
Program Overhead........................................... 347
Concerns Regarding Presidential Certification.............. 347
Legislative Provisions......................................... 348
Section 1101--Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction
Programs................................................. 348
Section 1102--Fiscal Year 1997 Funding Allocations......... 348
Section 1103--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Specified
Purposes................................................. 348
Section 1104--Limitation on Funds.......................... 348
Section 1105--Availability of Funds........................ 348
Title XII--Reserve Forces Revitalization......................... 349
Legislative Provisions......................................... 349
Subtitle A--Reserve Component Structure...................... 349
Section 1211--Reserve Component Commands................... 349
Section 1212--Reserve Component Chiefs..................... 349
Section 1213--Review of Active Duty and Reserve General and
Flag Officer Authorizations.............................. 349
Section 1214--Guard and Reserve Technicians................ 349
Section 1215--Technical Amendment Reflecting Prior Revision
to National Guard Bureau Charter......................... 350
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Accessibility.................. 350
Section 1231--Report to Congress on Measures Taken to
Improve National Guard and Reserve Ability to Respond to
Emergencies.............................................. 350
Sections 1232 Through 1234--Reporting Requirements......... 350
Subtitle C--Reserve Forces Sustainment....................... 350
Sections 1251 Through 1256--Improvements to Reserve
Component Quality of Life and Benefits................... 350
Title XIII--Matters Relating To Other Nations.................... 351
Items of Special Interest...................................... 351
Arms Control Implementation................................ 351
Chemical Weapons Convention................................ 351
Comprehensive Test Ban..................................... 352
Department of Defense Activities With China................ 353
Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia......................... 353
Russian Missile Detargeting................................ 355
Russian Threat Perceptions................................. 356
Legislative Provisions......................................... 357
Subtitle A--Miscellaneous Matters............................ 357
Section 1301--One-Year Extension of Counterproliferation
Authorities.............................................. 357
Section 1302--Limitation on Retirement or Dismantlement of
Strategic Nuclear Delivery Vehicles...................... 357
Section 1303--Certification Required Before Observance of
Moratorium on Use by Armed Forces of Antipersonnel
Landmines................................................ 357
Section 1304--Department of Defense Demining Program....... 359
Section 1305--Report on Military Capabilities of People's
Republic of China........................................ 360
Section 1306--United States-People's Republic of China
Joint Defense Conversion Commission...................... 361
Section 1307--Authority to Accept Services From Foreign
Governments and International Organizations for Defense
Purposes................................................. 361
Section 1308--Review by Director of Central Intelligence of
National Intelligence Estimate 95-19..................... 361
Subtitle B--Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat
to the United States....................................... 363
Section 1321--Establishment of Commission.................. 363
Section 1322--Duties of Commission......................... 364
Section 1323--Report....................................... 364
Section 1324--Powers....................................... 364
Section 1325--Commission Procedures........................ 364
Section 1326--Personnel Matters............................ 365
Section 1327--Miscellaneous Administrative Provisions...... 365
Section 1328--Funding...................................... 365
Section 1329--Termination of the Commission................ 365
Title XIV--Sikes Act Improvements Amendments..................... 366
Legislative Provisions......................................... 366
Section 1402--Definition of Sikes Act for Purposes of
Amendments............................................... 366
Section 1403--Codification of Short Title of Act........... 366
Section 1404--Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans. 366
Section 1405--Review for Preparation of Integrated Natural
Resource Management Plans................................ 366
Section 1406--Annual Reviews and Reports................... 366
Section 1407--Transfer of Wildlife Conservation Fees From
Closed Military Installations............................ 366
Section 1408--Federal Enforcement of Integrated Natural
Resource Management Plans and Enforcement of Other Laws.. 367
Section 1409--Natural Resource Management Services......... 367
Section 1410--Definitions.................................. 367
Section 1411--Cooperative Agreements....................... 367
Section 1412--Repeal of Superseded Provision............... 367
Section 1413--Clerical Amendments.......................... 367
Section 1414--Authorizations of Appropriations............. 367
Divison B--Military Construction Authorizations.................. 369
Purpose........................................................ 369
The State of Military Infrastructure......................... 369
Authorization For Military Construction........................ 387
Title XXI--Army.................................................. 396
Summary........................................................ 396
Items of Special Interest...................................... 396
Improvements of Military Family Housing.................... 396
Repair and Maintenance, Army............................... 396
Legislative Provisions......................................... 397
Section 2101--Authorized Army and Land Acquisition Projects 397
Section 2102--Family Housing............................... 397
Section 2103--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 397
Section 2104--Authorization of Appropriations, Army........ 397
Section 2105--Correction in Authorized Uses of Funds, Fort
Irwin, California........................................ 397
Title XXII--Navy................................................. 398
Summary........................................................ 398
Items Of Special Interest...................................... 398
Improvements of Military Family Housing.................... 398
Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi.................... 398
Ordnance Storage Needs of Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma,
Arizona.................................................. 398
Planning and Design........................................ 399
Power Plant Upgrade, Public Works Center, Guam............. 399
Legislative Provisions......................................... 399
Section 2201--Authorized Navy Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 399
Section 2202--Family Housing............................... 399
Section 2203--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 399
Section 2204--Authorization of Appropriations, Navy........ 399
Secion 2205--Beach Replenishment, Naval Air Station, North
Island, California....................................... 400
Section 2206--Lease to Facilitate Construction of Reserve
Center, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi......... 400
Title XXIII--Air Force........................................... 401
Summary........................................................ 401
Items of Special Interest...................................... 401
Defense Access Road, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado....... 401
Improvements of Military Family Housing.................... 401
Planning and Design........................................ 401
Legislative Provisions......................................... 402
Section 2301--Authorized Air Force Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 402
Section 2302--Family Housing............................... 402
Section 2303--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 402
Section 2304--Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force... 402
Title XXIV--Defense Agencies..................................... 403
Summary........................................................ 403
Legislative Provisions......................................... 403
Section 2401--Authorized Defense Agencies Construction and
Land Acquisition Projects................................ 403
Section 2402--Military Housing Planning and Design......... 403
Section 2403--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 403
Section 2404--Military Housing Improvement Program......... 403
Section 2405--Energy Conservation Projects................. 403
Section 2406--Authorization of Appropriations, Defense
Agencies................................................. 403
Title XXV--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure..... 405
Summary........................................................ 405
Legislative Provisions......................................... 405
Section 2501--Authorized NATO Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 405
Section 2502--Authorization of Appropriations, NATO........ 405
Title XXVI--Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities.................. 406
Summary........................................................ 406
Items of Special Interest...................................... 406
Alternative Funding for Certain Guard and Reserve
Facilities............................................... 406
Armory Infrastructure Requirements......................... 406
Battle Projection Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey............. 407
Military Construction to Support the Beddown of Avenger Air
Defense System Units, Various Locations, Mississippi..... 407
Planning and Design........................................ 407
Planning and Design, Fiscal Year 1996...................... 407
Unspecified Minor Construction............................. 407
Legislative Provisions......................................... 408
Section 2601--Authorized Guard and Reserve Construction and
Land Acquisition Projects................................ 408
Title XXVII--Expiration and Extension of Authorizations.......... 409
Legislative Provisions......................................... 409
Section 2701--Expiration of Authorizations and Amounts
Required to be Specified by Law.......................... 409
Section 2702--Extensions of Authorizations of Certain
Fiscal Year 1994 Projects................................ 409
Section 2703--Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal
Year 1993 Projects....................................... 409
Section 2704--Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal
Year 1992 Projects....................................... 409
Section 2705--Effective Date............................... 409
Title XXVIII--General Provisions................................. 410
Items of Special Interest...................................... 410
Assessment of Certain Overhead Costs of Military
Construction............................................. 410
Efficient Utilization of Existing Facilities............... 410
Infrastructure Requirements for Depot-Level Maintenance.... 410
Modular Utility Cores in Military Housing and Other
Facilities............................................... 411
Legislative Provisions......................................... 411
Subtitle A--Military Construction and Military Family Housing 411
Section 2801--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program....................................... 411
Section 2802--Authority to Demolish Excess Facilities...... 411
Section 2803--Improvements to Family Housing Units......... 411
Subtitle B--Defense Base Closure and Realignment............. 412
Section 2811--Restoration of Authority for Certain
Intragovernmental Transfers Under 1988 Base Closure Law.. 412
Section 2812--Contracting for Certain Services at
Facilities Remaining on Closed Installations............. 412
Section 2813--Authority to Compensate Owners of
Manufactured Housing..................................... 412
Section 2814--Additional Purpose for Which Adjustment and
Diversification Assistance is Authorized................. 412
Section 2815--Payment of Stipulated Penalties Assessed
Under CERCLA in Connection With Loring Air Force Base,
Maine.................................................... 412
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances Generally....................... 412
Part I--Army Conveyances................................... 412
Section 2821--Transfer and Exchange of Jurisdiction,
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.................... 412
Section 2822--Land Conveyance, Army Reserve Center,
Rushville, Indiana....................................... 413
Section 2823--Land Conveyance, Army Reserve Center,
Anderson, South Carolina................................. 413
Part II--Navy Conveyances.................................. 413
Section 2831--Release of Condition on Reconveyance of
Transferred Land, Guam................................... 413
Section 2832--Land Exchange, St. Helena Annex, Norfolk
Naval Shipyard, Virginia................................. 413
Section 2833--Land Conveyance, Calverton Pine Barrens,
Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New
York..................................................... 413
Part III--Air Force Conveyances............................ 414
Section 2841--Conveyance of Primate Research Complex,
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico...................... 414
Section 2842--Land Conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site,
Belle Forche, South Dakota............................... 414
Part IV--Other Conveyances................................. 414
Section 2851--Land Conveyance, Tatum Salt Dome Test Site,
Mississippi.............................................. 414
Section 2852--Land Conveyance, William Langer Jewel Bearing
Plant, Rolla, North Dakota............................... 414
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 415
Section 2861--Easements for Rights-Of-Way.................. 415
Section 2862--Authority to Enter Into Cooperative
Agreements for the Management of Cultural Resources on
Military Installations................................... 415
Section 2863--Demonstration Project for Installation and
Operation of Electric Power Distribution System at
Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio..................... 415
Section 2864--Designation of Michael O'Callaghan Military
Hospital................................................. 415
Title XXIX--Military Land Withdrawals............................ 416
Subtitle A--Fort Carson-Pinon Canyon Military Lands
Withdrawal................................................. 416
Section 2902--Withdrawal and Reservation of Lands at Fort
Carson Military Reservation.............................. 416
Section 2903--Withdrawal and Reservation of Lands at Pinon
Canyon Maneuver Site..................................... 416
Section 2904--Maps and Legal Descriptions.................. 416
Section 2905--Management of Withdrawn Lands................ 416
Section 2906--Management of Withdrawn and Acquired Mineral
Resources................................................ 416
Section 2907--Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping............... 416
Section 2908--Termination of Withdrawal and Reservation.... 417
Section 2909--Determination of Presence of Contamination
and Effect of Contamination.............................. 417
Section 2910--Delegation................................... 417
Section 2911--Hold Harmless................................ 417
Section 2912--Amendment to Military Lands Withdrawal Act of
1986..................................................... 417
Section 2913--Authorization of Appropriations.............. 417
Subtitle B--El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal... 417
Section 2921--Short Title and Definitions.................. 417
Section 2922--Withdrawal and Reservation of Lands for El
Centro................................................... 418
Section 2923--Maps and Legal Descriptions.................. 418
Section 2924--Management of Withdrawn Lands................ 418
Section 2925--Duration of Withdrawal and Reservation....... 418
Section 2926--Continuation of Ongoing Decontamination
Activities............................................... 418
Section 2927--Requirements for Extension................... 418
Section 2928--Early Relinquishment of Withdrawal........... 418
Section 2929--Delegation of Authority...................... 418
Section 2930--Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping............... 418
Section 2931--Hold Harmless................................ 419
Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations
and Other Authorizations....................................... 421
Title XXXI--Department of Energy National Security Programs...... 421
Purpose........................................................ 421
Overview....................................................... 421
Items of Special Interest...................................... 436
Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management..... 436
Fissle Materials Protection, Control and Accountability.... 438
Independent Review......................................... 438
Inertial Confinement Fusion................................ 438
Intelligence............................................... 439
International Nuclear Safety............................... 439
International Security..................................... 440
Laboratory Review of Missile Defense....................... 440
Naval Reactors............................................. 440
Nuclear Emergency Search Team.............................. 440
Nuclear Smuggling.......................................... 441
Technology Transfer........................................ 441
Tritium.................................................... 441
Warhead Master Plan........................................ 442
Legislative Provisions......................................... 442
Subtitle A--National Security Program Authorizations......... 442
Section 3101--Weapons Activities........................... 442
Section 3102--Environmental Restoration and Waste
Management............................................... 442
Section 3103--Defense Fixed Asset Acquisition.............. 442
Section 3104--Other Defense Activities..................... 443
Section 3105--Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal............... 443
Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions..................... 443
Section 3121--Reprogramming................................ 443
Section 3122--Limits on General Plant Projects............. 443
Section 3123--Limits on Construction Projects.............. 443
Section 3124--Fund Transfer Authority...................... 443
Section 3125--Authority for Conceptual and Construction
Design................................................... 444
Section 3126--Authority for Emergency Planning, Design, and
Construction Activities.................................. 444
Section 3127--Funds Available for All National Security
Programs of the Department of Energy..................... 444
Section 3128--Availability of Funds........................ 444
Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 444
Section 3131--Stockpile Stewardship Program................ 444
Section 3132--Manufacturing Infrastructure for Nuclear
Weapons Stockpile........................................ 445
Section 3133--Production of High Explosives................ 446
Section 3134--Limitation on Use of Funds by Laboratories
for Laboratory-Directed Research and Development......... 446
Section 3135--Prohibition on Funding Nuclear Weapons
Activities With People's Republic of China............... 446
Section 3136--International Cooperative Stockpile
Stewardship Programs..................................... 446
Section 3137--Temporary Authority Relating to Transfers of
Defense Environmental Management Funds................... 447
Section 3138--Management Structure for Nuclear Weapons
Production Facilities and Nuclear Weapons Laboratories... 447
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 447
Section 3141--Report on Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
Memorandum............................................... 447
Section 3142--Report on Plutonium Pit Production and
Remanufacturing.......................................... 447
Section 3143--Amendments Relating to Baseline Environmental
Management Reports....................................... 448
Section 3144--Requirement to Develop Future Use Plans for
Environmental Management Program......................... 448
Subtitle E--Defense Nuclear Environmental Cleanup and
Management................................................. 449
Section 3151--Purpose...................................... 449
Section 3152--Covered Defense Nuclear Facilities........... 449
Section 3153--Site Manager................................. 449
Section 3154--Department of Energy Orders.................. 449
Section 3155--Deployment of Technology for Remediation of
Defense Nuclear Waste.................................... 449
Section 3156--Performance-Based Contracting................ 449
Section 3157--Designation of Defense Nuclear Facilities as
National Environmental Cleanup Demonstration Areas....... 450
Title XXXII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Authorization.................................................. 451
Legislative Provisions......................................... 451
Section 3201--Authorization................................ 451
Title XXXIII--National Defense Stockpile......................... 452
Legislative Provisions......................................... 452
Section 3302--Authorized Uses of Stockpile Funds........... 452
Section 3311--Biennial Report on Stockpile Requirements.... 452
Section 3312--Notification Requirements.................... 452
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum Reserves............................ 453
Legislative Provisions......................................... 453
Section 3401--Authorization of Appropriations.............. 453
Section 3402--Requirement on Sale of Certain Petroleum
During Fiscal Year 1997.................................. 453
Title XXXV--Panama Canal Commission.............................. 454
Legislative Provisions......................................... 454
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 454
Subtitle B--Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1996.............. 454
Section 3521--Short Title; References...................... 454
Section 3522--Definitions and Recommendations for
Legislation.............................................. 454
Section 3523--Administrator................................ 454
Section 3524--Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer...... 454
Section 3525--Office of Ombudsman.......................... 455
Section 3526--Appointment and Compensation; Duties......... 455
Section 3527--Applicability of Certain Benefits............ 455
Section 3528--Travel and Transportation Expenses........... 455
Section 3529--Clarification of Definition of Agency........ 455
Section 3530--Panama Canal Employment System; Merit and
Other Employment Requirements............................ 455
Section 3531--Employment Standards......................... 455
Section 3532--Repeal of Obsolete Provision Regarding
Interim Application of Canal Zone Merit System........... 456
Section 3533--Repeal of Provision Relating to Recruitment
and Retention Remuneration............................... 456
Section 3534--Benefits Based on Basic Pay.................. 456
Section 3535--Vesting of General Administrative Authority
of Commission............................................ 456
Section 3536--Applicability of Certain Laws................ 456
Section 3537--Repeal of Provision Relating to Transferred
or Reemployed Employees.................................. 456
Section 3538--Administration of Special Disability Benefits 456
Section 3539--Panama Canal Revolving Fund.................. 456
Section 3540--Printing..................................... 457
Section 3541--Accounting Policies.......................... 457
Section 3542--Interagency Services; Reimbursements......... 457
Section 3543--Postal Service............................... 457
Section 3544--Investigations of Accidents or Injury Giving
Rise to Claim............................................ 457
Section 3545--Operations Regulations....................... 457
Section 3546--Miscellaneous Repeals........................ 457
Section 3547--Exemption.................................... 458
Section 3548--Miscellaneous Conforming Amendments to Title
5, United States Code.................................... 458
Section 3549--Repeal of Panama Canal Code.................. 458
Section 3550--Miscellaneous Clerical and Conforming
Amendments............................................... 458
Departmental Data................................................ 459
Department of Defense Authorization Request.................... 459
Military Construction Authorization Request.................... 459
Committee Position............................................... 460
Communications From Other Committees............................. 460
Fiscal Data...................................................... 466
Congressional Budget Office Estimate........................... 466
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate...................... 466
Authorization of Appropriations.............................. 469
Committee Cost Estimate........................................ 474
Inflation-Impact Statement..................................... 474
Oversight Findings............................................... 474
Statement of Federal Mandates.................................... 475
Roll Call Votes.................................................. 475
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 482
Additional, Supplemental, and Dissenting Views................... 705
Additional views of James V. Hansen, Glen Browder, Tillie K.
Fowler, Solomon P. Ortiz, Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham, Walter
B. Jones, Jr., Saxby Chambliss, J.C. Watts, Jr., John N.
Hostettler, Neil Abercrombie, Robert K. Dornan, Lane Evans,
and James B. Longley, Jr..................................... 705
Additional and dissenting views of Ronald V. Dellums........... 709
Additional views of John Spratt................................ 717
Additional views of Chet Edwards............................... 718
Additional views of Jane Harman, Rosa L. DeLauro, Ronald V.
Dellums, Patricia Schroeder, Lane Evans, Neil Abercrombie,
Martin T. Meehan, and Patrick J. Kennedy..................... 721
Suplemental views of Patricia Schroeder........................ 724
104th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 104-563
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
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May 7, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Spence, from the Committee on National Security, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL, SUPPLEMENTAL, AND DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 3230]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on National Security, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 3230) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1997,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, report
favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill
as amended do pass.
RELATIONSHIP OF AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATIONS
The bill does not generally provide budget authority. The
bill authorizes appropriations. Subsequent appropriation acts
provide budget authority. The bill addresses the following
categories in the Department of Defense budget: procurement;
research, development, test and evaluation; operation and
maintenance; working capital funds, military personnel; and
military construction and family housing. The bill also
addresses Department of Energy National Security Programs.
SUMMARY OF AUTHORIZATION IN THE BILL
The President requested budget authority of $254.3 billion
for the national defense budget function for fiscal year 1997.
Of this amount, the President requested $242.5 billion for the
Department of Defense (including $9.1 billion for military
construction and family housing) and $11.1 billion for
Department of Energy national security programs and the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
The committee recommends an overall level of $266.7 billion
in budget authority. This amount is an increase of
approximately $12.4 billion from the amount requested for the
national defense budget function by the President, and
represents an increase of approximately $2.0 billion from the
amount authorized for appropriation by the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106).
Overall, the committee's recommendation is largely consistent
with the amounts the committee expects to be established in the
budget resolution for fiscal year 1997.
RATIONALE FOR THE COMMITTEE BILL
HR 3230, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1997, reflects the committee's continued effort to
revitalize America's defenses in oqder to meet the security
requirements of the post-Cold War world. Now in its seventh
year, the post-Cold War world is still largely defined by what
it is not, as the collapse of the Soviet Union and its empire
created shock waves that continue to ripple through the
international geopolitical system. Yet over the past year, the
sharper contours of revived and new great-power competitions
have begun to emerge from the rubble of the old bipolar, Cold
War order. While these new struggles will certainly involve new
challenges to U.S. security interests, the form of the
competition will not be fundamentally new. Neither history, nor
world politics, nor military competition ended with the Cold
War.
The primary mission of the American military establishment
in this turbulent international environment is to protect the
United States and its vital national security interests. These
fundamental interests have not changed with the end of the Cold
War. While the Soviet Union no longer exists, the United States
retains enduring interests in defending the American homeland
and in maintaining as stable and peaceful a political order as
possible in Europe, in Asia, and in the vital energy-producing
regions of the world. Yet we face a growing roster of failed
and failing states, international terrorism, proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction, and tribal and ethnic conflicts
fed by the emergence of a new ``warrior class,'' for whom war
too often becomes an end in itself.
The events of the past year clearly demonstrate that new
challenges to U.S. security interests are emerging on many
fronts. China has demonstrated a disturbing willingness to use
military force as a tool of coercive diplomacy, threatening
stability, prosperity and the growth of democracy in East Asia.
In turn, China's actions have caused America's allies and
adversaries alike to question the nature and endurance of
American's commitment to the region.
If the Chinese challenge is that of a newly emerging great
power, the challenge from Russia is that of a disintegrating
military superpower. Russia careens from extreme nationalism to
unreconstructed communism as it struggles to hold itself
together. As it does, it wages a bloody and bitter war in
Chechnya, brandishes nuclear threats in an attempt to thwart
NATO expansion, reintegrates its former empire in Belarus and
Central Asia and sells advanced weaponry of all kinds--
including nuclear technologies--to anyone willing to pay in
hard currency. Russia cannot protect its stockpile of nuclear
materials and Moscow continues to maintain its strategic
nuclear forces at Cold War levels of readiness as it invests
scarce resources in strategic modernization. Disturbingly,
Russia has even adopted a new military doctrine that relies
more heavily on nuclear weapons than did Soviet doctrine.
Perhaps most importantly, the threat of missile attack
against the American homeland is becoming alarmingly real. The
rest of the world recognizes the overwhelming advantage the
United States enjoys in conventional forces, and the strategic
freedom that results from that advantage. One of the lessons of
Operations Desert Storm--that U.S. forces can project power
virtually anywhere on earth--was not lost on our friends and
enemies around the world. Thus, during the recent Taiwan
crisis, a senior Chinese official threatened a nuclear attack
on Los Angeles as a way of deterring American ``interference''
in East Asia. The inability to defend our citizens against
attack by even a single ballistic or cruise missile armed with
nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction is increasingly
recognized as one of our nation's greatest vulnerabilities.
Standing in stark contrast to this troubling strategic
landscape is the Administration's underfunding of our armed
forces. The gap between the U.S. national military strategy and
the resources committed by the Administration to executing that
strategy, estimated by many analysts to be greater than $100
billion, continues to widen.
MODERNIZATION
The pillar of a sound American defense policy most in need
of revitalization is the modernization of equipment,
particularly weapons procurement. Despite the committee's
concern, the Administration has done nothing to remedy the
problem. In fact, the procurement request for fiscal year 1997
was $5 billion lower than last year's Administration projection
for fiscal year 1997. Moreover, the Administration has proposed
spending amounts totaling more than fifty percent of the funds
added for modernization by Congress last year to pay for the
growing costs of the Bosnia operation, increased counter-
narcotics efforts, the transfer of F-16 aircraft to Jordan, and
other foreign policy initiatives. As a result, the
recapitalization of U.S. military forces continues to be
sacrificed and postponed.
The drop in procurement funding has been dramatic since
1990, especially during the past four years. By the
Administration's own reckoning, there has been a real decline
of 60 percent in procurement spending from fiscal year 1990 to
fiscal year 1997. This year's requested level of procurement
funding of $38.9 billion is the lowest since before the Korean
War and reflects a substantial cut from the $42.3 billion in
procurement authorized by Congress just last year.
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
The most glaring shortfall in the Administration's
modernization program results from its antipathy to effective
ballistic missile defenses. In light of the increasing
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the missiles
to deliver them over great distances, the lack of urgency in
the Administration's missile defense program is startling.
Congressional attempts to instill purpose, direction and focus
in the Administration's moribund missile defense efforts were
stymied last year by the President's veto of HR 1530, the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.
For the strategic reasons highlighted at the outset of this
introductory section, the committee strongly believes that
deployment of a national missile defense should be of the
highest priority. Protection of the American homeland must be
the first object of any national defense policy, as well as the
cornerstone of any broader security strategy. The
Administration's failure to aggressively pursue a national
missile defense program that will field a viable, cost-
effective missile defense system to discourage the development
of ballistic missile threats or to defeat them is a grave
concern. Consequently, the committee has added substantial
funding to the Administration's underfunded request for
ballistic missile defense programs, including national missile
defense.
The committee is equally disturbed by the Administration's
retreat from even its own efforts to develop and deploy more
robust theater missile defenses. Americans will not forget how
a crude, conventionally-armed Scud missile resulted in the
greatest single loss of American lives during the Gulf War. Yet
the Administration has chosen to scale back efforts and reduce
funding necessary to develop and deploy the most robust theater
missile defense system possible. The result will be to leave
American forces exposed to threats that are a clear and present
danger today. Consequently, in response to the Administration's
inexplicable spending reductions in several key theater missile
defense programs, the committee has provided additional funding
for the Army's THAAD system and the Navy's ``Wide Area''
theater defense concept.
HEARINGS
Committee consideration of the Defense authorization bill
for fiscal year 1997 results from hearings that began on
February 28, 1996 and that were completed on April 17, 1996.
The full committee conducted 11 sessions, including markup
meetings. In addition, a total of 34 sessions were conducted by
five different subcommittees and two panels of the committee on
various titles of the bill.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
Airborne reconnaissance low (ARL)
The budget request contained $24.7 million to procure the
final ARL-M aircraft and mission equipment.
The committee understands the Army reprogrammed fiscal year
1996 funds which were authorized and appropriated for
converting ARL-I and ARL-C aircraft to the multi-disciplined
ARL-M configuration. These funds were applied to incorporate a
moving target indicator (MTI) radar into the ARL. Although the
reprogramming action was within the scope of the Department's
authority, the committee is concerned with the Army's failure
to inform the Congress of what it considers a major reorienting
of the funds. The committee does, however, support the
validated requirement for MTI on ARL, and is aware that funds
have not been budgeted to complete the MTI purchase.
Therefore, the committee recommends an additional $5.2
million for completing the MTI upgrade. The committee directs
the Army to provide the necessary funding to complete the ARL-
I/-C conversion to ARL-M from within available resources.-
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
EA-6B modifications -
The budget request contained $100.6 million for EA-6B
modifications.
Fleet aviation continues to require a robust electronic
warfare capability. The decision to retire the Air Force's EF-
111s and rely on the EA-6B for the Department's tactical
jamming mission makes it imperative that the EA-6B fleet be
structurally sound and modernized to meet current requirements.
The EA-6B's aluminum wing center sections have been found
to be subject to embrittlement, which has led to stress cracks
and resulted in the removal of a number of aircraft from active
service. As a result of a Congressional initiative to address
this problem, replacement wing center sections are currently
being produced. However the Navy has a requirement for twenty
more of these sections, since Congress added funds in fiscal
year 1996 to upgrade an additional 20 EA-6Bs to support the Air
Force's stand-off jamming needs. Consequently, the committee
recommends an additional $55.0 million to purchase ten of the
twenty new wing center sections in order to avoid a production
break in the manufacture of this component.
The current jamming transmitters on the EA-6B have not
changed substantially since originally designed in the 1960s.
There have been several generations of improved surface-to-air
and air-to-air missiles since then, and many of these new
systems operate at higher radio frequency signals than these
jammers. Also, the great majority of current anti-ship missiles
employ seekers in the band 9/10 frequency range. Since the EA-
6B is a key component of the Navy's Cooperative Engagement
Capability against these threats, equipping these aircraft with
Band 9/10 electronic countermeasure transmitters will provide a
potent and effective defensive screen against such missiles.
Consequently, the committee recommends an additional $40.0
million to procure 60 shipsets of these transmitters.
Surface tomahawk support equipment-
The budget request contained $75.6 million for surface
Tomahawk support equipment.
The Tomahawk afloat planning system (APS) successfully
underwent extensive operational test and evaluation in 1994,
and production system installations have been completed on the
USS Carl Vinson and the USS George Washington. The APS
significantly reduces Tomahawk strike planning response times.
The APS also provides the centerpiece of the Joint Service
Imagery Processing System-Navy which provides deployed planners
real-time capability to receive, process, analyze and exploit
tactical sensor imagery.
The committee notes that the Congress has previously
encouraged the Department to continue support and funding for
the APS and to consider extending the APS's targeting and
mission planning capabilities to other tactical command
echelons. The committee is pleased with the APS program's
development and production efforts, which have been on
schedule, within cost, and have met or exceeded all
specifications. Therefore, the committee recommends an
additional $10.0 million to support continued fielding of the
APS.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
E-8C Joint surveillance and target attack radar system (JSTARS)
The budget request contained $417.8 million to procure two
E-8C JSTARS aircraft and $111.1 million advance procurement for
two aircraft in fiscal year 1998.
The committee notes the successful deployment of JSTARS to
Bosnia and the strong endorsements provided by theater
commanders in support of accelerating the procurement of these
aircraft. Consequently, the committee recommends $642.8
million, an increase of $225.0 million, to procure an
additional JSTARS aircraft.
Pacer Coin
The budget request contained $2.6 million for the C-130
PACER COIN special mission aircraft.
The committee notes that the Department has been directed
to determine if the PACER COIN aircraft could be configured to
perform both intelligence and airdrop missions. Preliminary
indications available to the committee indicate that
modifications which would result in a multi-mission aircraft
are not only possible but cost-effective as well. However, the
budget request did not include any funds for such
modifications. Accordingly, the committee denies the request
for PACER COIN-unique mission support equipment.
RC-135
The budget request contained $66.2 million for support of
the RC-135 fleet.
The committee notes the increased emphasis placed on this
intelligence collection asset and supports continuing the
effort initiated by Congress last year to enhance existing RC-
135s and augment the fleet with additional aircraft. The
committee understands that the theater commanders-in-chief have
a high priority requirement for two additional RC-135s and that
this requirement has been validated by the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council. To address this requirement, the committee
recommends an increase of $39.3 million to accelerate the
procurement of an additional aircraft. To continue the ongoing
reengining effort, the committee also recommends an increase of
$145.0 million to reengine six aircraft.
Missile Procurement, Air Force
Peacekeeper
The budget request contained $8.3 million for procurement
of missile replacement equipment, $72.8 million for procurement
of Minuteman III modifications, and $44.6 million for
procurement of spares and repair parts.
The statement of managers accompanying the conference
report on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) directed the Secretary of the
Air Force to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees that outlines the Air Force's plans for retaining up
to 50 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)
in an operational status beyond 2003, including the timing and
funding required to implement this plan. Although the committee
has not received the required report, the committee continues
to firmly believe that steps must be taken now to sustain the
Peacekeeper ICBM force in light of the fact that Russia has yet
to ratify the START II treaty. Therefore, the committee
recommends $32.0 million for Peacekeeper sustainment
activities. This includes an additional $3.4 million for
missile replacement equipment, $5.3 million for Minuteman
modifications, and $300,000 for replacement spares and repairs.
In addition, of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to Title III for Air Force operations and maintenance,
$23.0 million is to be used for sustaining Peacekeeper
operations.
Precision guided munitions (PGMs)
The budget request contained $23.0 million to procure 937
Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), $131.1 million to procure
400 Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW), and $18.4 million to procure
161 GBU-28 hard target penetrator bombs. No funds were
requested for procurement of the AGM-130 powered laser guided
bomb, the AGM-86B conventional air-launched cruise missile
(CALCM), or the AGM-142 HAVE NAP medium range tactical missile,
even though these weapons represent the only current stand-off
PGMs in the Air Force inventory.
The committee noted its concern about the lack of PGMs
during its fiscal year 1996 budget deliberations and continues
to have reservations with the Air Force's strategy for
procuring this much-needed capability. Therefore, the committee
recommends $95.0 million for procurement of 250 AGM-130 laser-
guided bombs, $15.0 million to modify 100 air-launched cruise
missiles to the CALCM configuration, and $39.0 million to
procure 50 HAVE NAP missiles. The committee also recommends an
increase of $12.0 for procurement of 100 additional GBU-28 hard
target penetrator bombs and $21.6 million for procurement of
100 additional SFWs.
Further, in order to accelerate deliveries of JDAM and
provide the earliest possible operational capability to the
bomber force, the committee also recommends an increase of
$50.0 million for procurement of up to 3,000 additional JDAM
kits. The committee notes that there is a requirement for more
than 87,000 of these munitions and the Secretary of Defense has
praised the JDAM program as one of the Department's most
successful examples of acquisition streamlining. Consequently,
the committee strongly urges the Department to consider
multiyear procurement of this PGM.
Other Procurement, Air Force
Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
The budget request contained $57.8 million for procurement
of two Predator UAV systems.
The committee is pleased with the performance of the
Predator in support of peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and
understands that the Department has determined that the
Predator's demonstrated military utility merits its fielding to
meet identified requirements.
The committee notes that theater commanders-in-chief
(CINCs) have requirements for 17 Predator systems, but that the
requested funding does not support production rates to meet
these requirements. Therefore, the committee recommends $107.8
million, an increase of $50.0 million, to procure up to four
additional Predator systems. Consistent with the legislative
provision recommended elsewhere in this report (sec. 217), the
committee recommends that these funds be transferred from
Procurement, Defense-Wide, to Other Procurement, Air Force.
The committee also understands that the Air Force has
identified a requirement to obtain a limited number of Predator
systems to establish a training base for its Predator
operators. The committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force
to conduct a cost analysis to determine whether leasing such
systems (in addition to those procured) constitutes a cost-
effective strategy for meeting this immediate training
requirement. A report containing the details of this analysis
and the Secretary's recommendations should be provided to the
congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act. Further, if leasing Predator systems
proves to be a cost-effective solution to this requirement and
is recommended by the Secretary, the committee urges the
Secretary to immediately pursue such a lease arrangement.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
The budget request contained $10.6 million for procurement
of attrition spares and support kits for the Pioneer UAV
system.
The committee understands that the Department has decided
to terminate procurement of the Hunter UAV system and use the
existing equipment for testing and maintaining a residual
capability. This decision results in the Pioneer being the only
UAV currently capable of meeting Navy and Marine Corps short-
range requirements. The committee further understands that
several initiatives necessary to ensure continued effectiveness
of the Pioneer are ongoing but have been underfunded in
anticipation of future fielding of the Tactical UAV, a new,
advanced concepts technology demonstration program.
Consequently, the committee recommends $40.6 million, an
increase of $30.0 million, to fund these initiatives and
maintain the Pioneer system at acceptable readiness levels.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Defense-Wide Programs
Ballistic missile defense
The budget request included $2,798.8 million in various
program elements (PEs) for research, development, test, and
evaluation (RDT&E), procurement, and military construction
activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
(BMDO). The committee-recommended changes to the request are
summarized below:
[In millions of dollars]
Corps SAM/MEADS (PE63869C).................................... ($56.2)
Navy Upper Tier (PE 63868C)................................... 246.0
National Missile Defense (PE 63871C).......................... 350.0
THAAD (PE 63861C)............................................. 140.0
Support Technology-AIT (PE 63173C)............................ 40.0
Cooperative Projects with Russia (PE 62XXXC).................. 20.0
Management (General Reduction)................................ (15.0)
A more detailed explanation is provided below.
Advanced interceptor technology
The budget request included $7.4 million in PE 63173C for
Advanced Interceptor Technology (AIT). The committee recommends
an additional $40.0 million in this PE for AIT. These
additional funds would support a more aggressive schedule for
development and testing of advanced kinetic kill vehicle
technologies with potential applicability to various future TMD
systems, such as THAAD and Boost Phase Interceptor.
Arrow
The committee continues to strongly support the U.S.-
Israeli Arrow program. The committee recommends full funding of
the Arrow and other U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile defense
projects contained in the budget request. The committee notes,
however, that $27.0 million in fiscal year 1996 and prior year
funding for the U.S. portion of the Arrow Deployability Project
remains unobligated as a result of the lack of a Presidential
certification that a memorandum of agreement exists with Israel
for the project, that the project provides benefits to the
United States, that the Arrow missile has completed a
successful intercept, and that the Government of Israel is
adhering to export controls pursuant to the Missile Technology
Control Regime.
Cooperative projects with Russia
The committee strongly endorses an expanded program of
cooperative BMD-related projects with Russia as a means of
building trust and confidence as both sides pursue development
and deployment of TMD and NMD systems. U.S.-Russian cooperative
BMD activities include various programmatic endeavors as well
as a series of joint TMD simulation exercises, the first of
which is to be held in June at the Joint National Test
Facility, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Russian-American
Observational Satellite (RAMOS) program is one such high-
payoff, cooperative technology development program, a point
recognized by senior Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
officials. For example, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology has written to the First Deputy
Minister of Defense in the Russian Ministry of Defense to
apprise him of U.S. government approval and support of the
program and to encourage timely final approval from the Russian
government. Other U.S.-Russian cooperative BMD activities
include the Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment (AGRE)
project, and small-scale projects such as electric thrusters
for spacecraft, photo-voltaic arrays, and energetic materials.
To promote and highlight expanded U.S.-Russian BMD
cooperation, the committee recommends establishment of a new
program element (PE) for cooperation with Russia. The committee
recommends consolidating all existing cooperation projects
within this new PE, and recommends $20.0 million be made
available within this PE.
CorpsSAM/MEADS
The budget request included $56.2 million for the Corps
surface-to-air missile/Medium Extended Air Defense System
(CorpsSAM/MEADS). The committee has in the past supported a
cooperative multinational program, but notes that: a memorandum
of understanding establishing the program has yet to be signed;
there is a high degree of uncertainty as to which U.S. European
allies will join in the project; and other programmatic changes
have significantly delayed formal initiation of the program. As
a result, the committee can no longer determine the total cost
of the program, the U.S. cost-share percentage, or the program
schedule, including key technical milestones. Furthermore, the
committee notes that senior DOD officials have thus far chosen
not to press support for the program during congressional
consideration of the fiscal year 1997 budget request.
Therefore, the committee recommends no funds for the program.
The committee also notes that the Department has yet to submit
a report on options associated with the use of existing systems
technologies and program management mechanisms to satisfy
validated CorpsSAM/MEADS requirements, as was requested in the
statement of managers accompanying the conference report on S.
1124 (H. Rept. 104-450). Therefore, only $5.0 million of the
$20.0 million authorized in fiscal year 1996 has been obligated
for CorpsSAM/MEADS. The committee urges the expeditious
completion and submission of this report.
Joint national test facility
The budget request included $5.8 million for Joint National
Test Facility (JNTF) modernization split among program elements
63871C, 63872C, and 63173C. The committee recognizes the
importance of the BMDO-sponsored JNTF as an essential joint
missile defense modeling, simulation, and test center of
excellence. The JNTF's focus is the joint inter-service,
interoperability, and integration aspects of missile defense
system acquisition. As the only missile defense modeling and
simulation facility which is staffed by all the services and
BMDO, the JNTF provides inter-service computational
capabilities and wide area network communication networks with
service-sponsored facilities such as the Army's Advanced
Research Center, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, and the Air
Force Theater Air Command and Control Facility. To adequately
satisfy the complex missile defense integration requirements
leading to successful joint tests, analysis, wargaming, CINC
exercises, and acquisition support, the committee recommends
$15.0 million be made available for modernization,
computational and wide area network capabilities in support of
the Ballistic Missile Defense Network (BMDN) within the program
elements listed above. This modernization program will also
support the JNTF's contribution to emerging international
efforts with friends and allies for interoperability and in
development of joint missile defense systems.
Management
The budget request did not contain a separate program
element for management. The committee believes that greater
management efficiencies can be achieved, and therefore
recommends a general reduction of $15.0 million for management.
National Missile Defense
The budget request included $508.4 million in PE 63871C for
National Missile Defense (NMD). The committee recommends an
additional $350.0 million for NMD in an effort to accelerate
hardware development, including a new common booster,
accelerate and increase the number of exoatmospheric kill
vehicle (EKV) flight tests, enhance systems engineering and
integration, and accelerate planning and siting activities
required for the deployment of an effective NMD system.
The committee commends the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Technology) for his recent decision to
establish an NMD joint-service program office (JPO), and
directs the Director, BMDO to ensure full participation by the
Army, Navy, and Air Force in the JPO. In addition, the
committee directs the Director, BMDO to ensure that the EKV and
associated booster designs are compatible with the widest
possible range of NMD system architectures and basing modes.
The committee directs that the Director, BMDO inform the
committee of his plans in this regard not later than September
15, 1996.-
The committee notes that the prototype ground-based radar
(GBR-P) is an important NMD system element, and that GBR-P is
scheduled to begin testing at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA)
in 1998. This schedule must be maintained, or accelerated, in
order to realize cost savings associated with leveraging the
THAAD radar program and test schedule. Of the amounts
authorized in PE 63871C, the committee recommends $68.0 million
for GBR-P in order to ensure that the radar is available for
integrated system testing in fiscal year 1998.
The committee recognizes the importance of the Midcourse
Space Experiment (MSX) for collecting and analyzing background
data of use to future midcourse sensors such as the Space
Missile and Tracking System. The committee is concerned,
however, that BMDO has failed to budget funds to continue
operations through the end of the expected lifetime of the
satellite. Therefore, the committee strongly urges the
Director, BMDO to provide adequate funds in the fiscal year
1998 budget submission and over the Future Years Defense Plan
(FYDP) for MSX satellite operations.
The committee understands the importance of an effective
battle management/command, control, and communications (BM/C3)
architecture to overall NMD system performance and reliability.
In this regard, the committee is aware of proposals to leverage
existing theater missile defense (TMD) BM/C3 capabilities,
including such capabilities being developed under the THAAD
program, to support an NMD system. The committee therefore
urges the Director, BMDO to study these proposals and inform
the committee not later than October 15, 1996, of his views in
this regard. -
Finally, taking into account the various architectural
options for providing a highly-effective defense of the United
States against limited missile attacks, the committee directs
the commander-in-chief, U.S. Space Command (CINCSPACE) to
ensure that the NMD concept-of-operations is flexible enough to
accommodate and support a wide range of NMD system
architectures and basing modes. CINCSPACE shall inform the
committee of his plans in this regard not later than September
15, 1996.
NATO cooperation
The committee is aware of recent progress made within the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance regarding
the threat posed to members of the Alliance by the
proliferation of ballistic missiles and response options,
including the development and deployment of effective missile
defenses. The committee strongly endorses this effort and
directs the Secretary of Defense to keep the Congressional
defense committees apprised of future activities and progress
in this area.
Navy upper tier
The budget request included $58.2 million for Navy Upper
Tier (PE 63868C). The committee recommends an additional $246.0
million this high-priority project. The additional funds shall
be used to accelerate the development, testing, and deployment
of the Navy's theater-wide TMD system.
The committee is dismayed by the Department's refusal to
include Navy Upper Tier as a ``core'' TMD program--as required
by section 234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106)--and the Department's
proposal to reduce funding for this project in fiscal year 1997
by over $140.0 million as compared to the amount authorized by
Congress in fiscal year 1996. Furthermore, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide adequate resources
in the fiscal year 1998 budget request to accelerate the
schedule for Navy Upper Tier in accordance with previous
congressional direction.
New director, BMDO
The committee was initially concerned by reports that, upon
the retirement of the current Director, BMDO, the Department
was planning to downgrade this position to a two-star billet.
The committee is pleased to note that members of the committee
expressed concern and strongly urged that the position remain a
three-star billet. The Department has now agreed with the
committee's recommendation. The committee looks forward to
establishing a frank and open dialogue with the next BMDO
Director, and expects that this individual will continue and
expand upon the current, positive working relationship between
the committee and the Director.
Targets
The committee directs the Director, BMDO to submit a report
to the Congressional defense committees by December 1, 1996,
describing BMDO target missile requirements, by number and
types, and which target missiles are U.S.-built and which have
been or will be acquired through the Foreign Military
Acquisition (FMA) program. The report shall also discuss the
issues associated with increasing reliance on missiles acquired
through the FMA program for meeting BMDO target missile
requirements.
THAAD
The budget request included $269.0 million in PE 63861C for
THAAD demonstration/validation (dem/val), and $212.7 million in
PE 64861C for THAAD engineering and manufacturing development
(EMD). The committee continues to support the development,
production, and fielding of THAAD as a matter of highest
priority, and recommends an additional $140.0 million in PE
63861C for the THAAD program.
The committee endorses the acquisition, beginning in fiscal
year 1997, of a second THAAD radar, in order to reduce risk and
support operational ground-testing. Of the $140.0 million in
additional funds authorized for THAAD, $65.0 million shall be
used for long-lead funding for a second THAAD radar.
The committee strongly objects to the Department's plan for
THAAD that emerged from the BMD Program Review. That plan,
which involves delaying the initiation of low-rate initial
production (LRIP) and hence achievement of a first unit
equipped (FUE) date of 2006, violates the letter and the spirit
of section 234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106). The committee directs
the Secretary of Defense to include the necessary resources in
the fiscal year 1998-2003 program objective memorandum (POM) to
significantly accelerate the THAAD schedule.-
Theater missile defense of U.S. territories
The committee strongly supports fielding highly effective
TMD systems that are capable of protecting U.S. territories
from ballistic missile attack, and directs the Secretary of
Defense to review the TMD requirements for U.S. territories.
The Secretary shall submit a report on the results of this
review to the Congressional defense committees not later than
November 15, 1996.
Chemical-biological defense program
The budget request included a total of $505.0 million for
the chemical-biological defense program of the Department of
Defense, including $296.8 million in research, development,
test, and evaluation and $208.2 million in procurement.
The continuing proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, the spread of chemical and biological weapons
technology and delivery capabilities, and the threat posed to
U.S. military forces by the potential use of chemical or
biological weapons on the battlefield have resulted in repeated
expressions of concern by the Congress about the chemical and
biological defense readiness of U.S. forces. In response to the
guidance provided in title XVII of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160),
the Department has executed a number of management, research,
development and acquisition, and training initiatives which
over time and with proper emphasis and funding support should
result in significant improvements in the chemical and
biological defense readiness of U.S. armed forces. The
committee is pleased that the Department has essentially
implemented the requirements of the public law. Great strides
have been made in establishing a consolidated chemical-
biological defense program; however, much remains to be done.
At the request of the Readiness Subcommittee, the General
Accounting Office (GAO) has assessed the chemical and
biological defense preparedness of early-deploying U.S. Army
and Marine Corps ground forces. In testimony before the
Military Research and Development Subcommittee in March, 1996,
the GAO acknowledged the progress made by the Department of
Defense, but stated that the Department had not done enough to
overcome the chemical and biological defense shortcomings U.S.
forces experienced in the Gulf War. The GAO concluded that
``U.S. forces still lack the ability to defend adequately
against chemical and/or biological agents and a degrading war-
fighting capability could still result from persistent
equipment, training, and medical shortcomings.'' Many of the
problems cited were similar to those cited in the ``Department
of Defense Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) Warfare Defense
Annual Report to Congress for fiscal year 1995.'' In the GAO's
view, the principal reason for these shortcomings is that
chemical and biological preparedness has a relatively low
priority on a DOD-wide basis relative to traditional
operational missions, as evidenced by the limited funding,
staffing, and mission priority that chemical and biological
defense activities receive. The committee understands that a
warfighting analysis is now underway within the Joint Staff
with input from the military services and the combatant CINCs
that will provide an assessment of chemical and biological
defense mission priorities in view of the evolving threat and
that will recommend funding levels for consideration in the
development of the fiscal year 1998 budget request and the
future years defense plan.
The committee strongly believes that some action must be
taken in the fiscal year 1997 defense budget to address
shortcomings in the current chemical and biological defense
program. The committee believes that unless the Secretary of
Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Department of
Defense as a whole, down to individual unit commanders, all
increase their emphasis on improving the armed forces' chemical
and biological defense preparedness, many of the issues
identified in the Department's annual report and by the GAO are
likely to remain unresolved.
Accordingly, the committee recommends a continuation of
increased emphasis on chemical-biological defense training in
units, joint training of commanders and chemical-biological
defense specialists, and training of medical units and
personnel which could be involved in the treatment of chemical-
biological warfare casualties. The committee recommends an
additional $16.2 million for shortfalls in operations and
maintenance identified by the GAO as follows, and directs the
Secretary of Defense to report to the Congressional defense
committees on the plans for expenditure of these funds prior to
their obligation:
Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA)--$13.2 million
for chemical-biological equipment maintenance support.
Operations and Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF)--$3.0
million for sustainment and replacement of Air Force
chemical protective equipment.
To address shortfalls in chemical-biological defense
research, development, testing, and evaluation, the committee
recommends increased authorizations to the budget request as
indicated below:
PE 62384BP-..................... Chemical/ $3.9 million
biological
defense.
Medical biological 1.7 million
defense.
PE 63884BP...................... Medical biological 2.2 million
defense.
PE 64384BP-..................... Contamination 2.0 million
avoidance.
Collective 6.6 million
Protection-.
Individual 200,000
Protection.
Medical biological 9.0 million
defense.
PE 65384BP...................... Management support 15.0 million
Dugway Proving 3.7 million
Ground.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to address
shortfalls in chemical-biological defense procurement,
identified by the GAO and to report actions taken to resolve
these shortfalls as a specific area of interest in the next
annual report to Congress on the NBC defense program.
Chemical-biological defense--counter-terror and crisis response
The Congress has repeatedly expressed its concern about
domestic readiness to respond to a terrorist attack,
particularly one that might involve the use of chemical or
biological agents. Title XVII of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160)
expressed the sense of Congress that ``. . . the President
should strengthen Federal interagency planning by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and other Federal, State, and local
agencies for development of a capability for early detection
and warning of and response to (1) potential terrorist use of
chemical or biological agents or weapons; and (2) emergencies
or natural disasters involving industrial chemicals or the
widespread outbreak of disease.''
A Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on
March 12, 1996, reviewed the preparedness of the United States
to respond to the use of chemical or biological agents in
domestic terrorism, or to a natural disaster involving
industrial chemicals or the widespread outbreak of disease. The
hearing also addressed the preparedness of local jurisdictions
to respond to natural disaster and to terrorism in general, and
the federal response that could be provided in such situations.
Despite the magnificent response by federal, state, and local
emergency response agencies to the terrorist bombing of the
federal building in Oklahoma City, local law enforcement and
emergency response capabilities would, in the event of a
terrorist attack or natural disaster involving chemical or
biological agents, be overwhelmed by the magnitude of the
casualties that would result. The subcommittee heard testimony
that local agencies ``are simply not prepared to deal with a
chemical or biological terrorist incident. We have neither the
training nor the resources to allow us to mitigate this sort of
incident.'' Even in the most prepared local jurisdictions,
chemical/biological incident training is limited to a very few
highly specialized response teams, as is the availability of
protective equipment and chemical agent antidotes. The
capabilities of local medical teams and hospitals to treat
chemical agent casualties are likewise severely limited.
The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to assess
the advisability of establishing a program for enhancing the
capability of the Department of Defense to assist dom