----------------------------------------------------------------------- 105th Congress Report 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 105-532 _______________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 __________ R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H.R. 3616 together with ADDITIONAL, DISSENTING, AND SUPPLEMENTAL VIEWS [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> May 12, 1998.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed ----------- U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 48-245 WASHINGTON : 1998 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY One Hundred Fifth Congress FLOYD D. SPENCE, South Carolina, Chairman BOB STUMP, Arizona IKE SKELTON, Missouri DUNCAN HUNTER, California NORMAN SISISKY, Virginia JOHN R. KASICH, Ohio JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia Carolina JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania OWEN PICKETT, Virginia JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado LANE EVANS, Illinois JIM SAXTON, New Jersey GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi STEVE BUYER, Indiana NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts JOHN M. McHUGH, New York ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam JAMES TALENT, Missouri JANE HARMAN, California TERRY EVERETT, Alabama PAUL McHALE, Pennsylvania ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island HOWARD ``BUCK'' McKEON, California ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois RON LEWIS, Kentucky SILVESTRE REYES, Texas J.C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma TOM ALLEN, Maine MAC THORNBERRY, Texas VIC SNYDER, Arkansas JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana JIM TURNER, Texas SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia F. ALLEN BOYD, Jr., Florida VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee ADAM SMITH, Washington JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida LORETTA SANCHEZ, California WALTER B. JONES, Jr., North JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut Carolina MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas JIM RYUN, Kansas CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY, Georgia MICHAEL PAPPAS, New Jersey (VACANCY) BOB RILEY, Alabama JIM GIBBONS, Nevada BILL REDMOND, New Mexico KAY GRANGER, Texas Andrew K. Ellis, Staff Director C O N T E N T S ---------- Page Explanation of the Committee Amendments.......................... 1 Purpose.......................................................... 2 Relationship of Authorization to Appropriations.................. 2 Summary of Authorization in the Bill............................. 2 Summary Table of Authorizations................................ 3 Rationale for the Committee Bill................................. 9 The Strains of Shaping......................................... 10 Preparing for an Uncertain Future.............................. 11 Responding to a Crisis......................................... 13 Managing Risk.................................................. 15 Hearings......................................................... 17 DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION.................. 19 TITLE I--PROCUREMENT............................................. 19 OVERVIEW....................................................... 19 Aircraft Procurement, Army................................... 22 Overview................................................... 22 Items of Special Interest.................................. 25 Airborne avionics........................................ 25 Airborne reconnaissance low (ARL)........................ 25 Aircraft survivability equipment (ASE)................... 25 Army airborne command and control system (A2C2S)......... 26 Army helicopter modernization plan....................... 26 C-12 modifications....................................... 27 CH-47 cargo helicopter modifications..................... 27 Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).................. 27 Kiowa warrior modifications.............................. 28 UH-60L blackhawk......................................... 28 Missile Procurement, Army.................................... 28 Overview................................................... 28 Items of Special Interest.................................. 31 Enhanced fiber optic guided missile (EFOGM).............. 31 Javelin.................................................. 31 Multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) launcher systems.... 31 Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.................... 31 Overview................................................... 31 Items of Special Interest.................................. 34 Bradley base sustainment................................. 34 Bradley base sustainment/command and control vehicle (C2V).................................................. 34 M1 abrams tank modification.............................. 34 M-240 series machine gun................................. 35 M4 carbine............................................... 35 Ammunition Procurement, Army................................. 35 Overview................................................... 35 Items of Special Interest.................................. 39 Ammunition............................................... 39 Arsenals................................................. 39 Non-toxic frangible ammunition........................... 39 Other Procurement, Army...................................... 40 Overview................................................... 40 Items of Special Interest.................................. 48 Automated data processing equipment (ADPE)............... 48 Close combat tactical trainer (CCTT)..................... 48 Co-site interference mitigation technology............... 48 Family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV)................ 48 Forward entry device (FED)............................... 49 Ground based common sensor (GBCS)........................ 49 High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV)/HMMWV extended service plan (ESP)............................ 49 Joint surveillance and target attack radar system (Joint STARS) common ground station (CGS)..................... 50 Joint tactical terminal.................................. 50 Land warrior............................................. 50 Lightweight maintenance enclosure (LME).................. 51 Night vision devices..................................... 51 Nonsystem training devices............................... 51 Shortstop................................................ 52 Small pusher tug......................................... 52 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army.............. 52 Overview................................................... 52 Item of Special Interest................................... 54 Chemical agents and munitions destruction................ 54 Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................... 54 Overview................................................... 54 Items of Special Interest.................................. 58 AV-8B.................................................... 58 AH-1W night targeting system (NTS)....................... 58 EA-6B modifications...................................... 58 EP-3E flat panel display................................. 59 ES-3 modifications....................................... 59 F-14 modifications....................................... 59 F/A-18E/F................................................ 59 Joint primary air training system (JPATS)................ 60 Lightweight environmentally sealed parachute assembly (LESPA)................................................ 60 T-45TS................................................... 61 V-22..................................................... 61 Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................... 61 Overview................................................... 61 Items of Special Interest.................................. 66 Close-in weapon system (CIWS) surface mode upgrade....... 66 Standard missile......................................... 66 Ammunition Procurement, Navy/Marine Corps.................... 66 Overview................................................... 66 Item of Special Interest................................... 69 Marine corps ammunition.................................. 69 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy............................ 69 Overview................................................... 69 Items of Special Interest.................................. 72 Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) service life extension program (SLEP)......................................... 72 LPD-17................................................... 72 National defense features................................ 72 New attack submarine (NSSN).............................. 73 Strategic sealift........................................ 73 Other Procurement, Navy...................................... 73 Overview................................................... 73 Items of Special Interest.................................. 82 AN/BPS-15(H) submarine navigation radar upgrade.......... 82 AN/SQQ-89 surface anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combat system................................................. 82 AN/USC-42 mini-demand assigned multiple access (DAMA) ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals..................................... 82 Beamhit laser marksmanship training system (LMTS)........ 83 Cooperative engagement capability (CEC).................. 83 Weapons range support.................................... 83 WSN-7 ring laser gyro (RLG) and WQN-2 doppler sonar velocity log (DSVL).................................... 84 Procurement, Marine Corps.................................... 85 Overview................................................... 85 Items of Special Interest.................................. 89 Marine corps electronic warfare support system........... 89 Marine corps tactical intelligence equipment............. 89 Medium tactical vehicle replacement (MTVR)............... 89 Unit cost growth......................................... 90 Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.............................. 90 Overview................................................... 90 Items of Special Interest.................................. 95 Bomber modernization..................................... 95 C-130J................................................... 95 CV-22.................................................... 95 E-8C joint surveillance and target attack radar system (STARS)................................................ 96 F-15 modifications....................................... 96 F-16..................................................... 97 F-16 modifications....................................... 97 Global hawk.............................................. 97 Joint primary aircraft training system (JPATS)........... 98 Miscellaneous production charges......................... 98 Navigational safety upgrades............................. 98 Pacer coin............................................... 99 Ammunition Procurement, Air Force............................ 99 Overview................................................... 99 Missile Procurement, Air Force............................... 102 Overview................................................... 102 Items of Special Interest.................................. 105 AGM-165 maverick modifications........................... 105 Global positioning system................................ 105 Inertial upper stage..................................... 105 Medium launch vehicle.................................... 105 Minuteman gyro stabilized platform....................... 105 Minuteman III modifications.............................. 106 Titan space boosters..................................... 106 Other Procurement, Air Force................................. 106 Overview................................................... 106 Items of Special Interest.................................. 113 Base information infrastructure.......................... 113 Rangeless air combat training system (RACTS)............. 113 Tactical communications-electronics (CE) equipment....... 113 Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................... 114 Overview................................................... 114 Items of Special Interest.................................. 119 Automated document conversion system (ADCS).............. 119 Chemical-biological defense equipment for rapid assessment and initial detection teams................. 119 Defense support program office training and exercise..... 119 Flat panel night vision heads-up display system.......... 120 Mentor protege........................................... 120 National Guard and Reserve Equipment......................... 120 Overview................................................... 120 Items of Special Interest.................................. 123 Air reserve forces....................................... 123 Senior scout............................................. 123 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense........... 124 Overview................................................... 124 Defense Export Loan Guarantees............................... 126 Overview................................................... 126 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 128 Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 128 Sections 101-109--Authorization of Appropriations.......... 128 Subtitle B--Army Programs.................................... Section 111--Multiyear Procurement Authority for Longbow Hellfire Missile Program................................. 128 Section 112--M1A2 System Enhancement Program Step 1 Program 128 Subtitle C--Navy Programs.................................... 128 Section 121--Multiyear Procurement Authority for the Department of the Navy................................... 128 Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 128 Section 141--Funding, Transfer and Management of the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment Program.......... 128 Dialogue on assembled chemical weapons assessment........ 129 TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION............ 130 OVERVIEW....................................................... 130 Department of Defense Basic Research/Science and Technology Program.................................................... 131 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.................... 131 Information Systems Technology, Superiority and Security..... 132 Army RDT&E................................................... 134 Overview................................................... 134 Items Of Special Interest.................................. 142 Aerostat................................................. 142 All source analysis system............................... 142 Army after next combat vehicle initiative................ 142 Advanced combat vehicle and automotive technology........ 142 Digital fire control system.............................. 143 Hardened materials....................................... 143 Industry and academia alternative vehicle propulsion initiative............................................. 143 Innovative engine technology............................. 144 Crusader self-propelled howitzer......................... 144 Aviation advanced technology development................. 144 Comanche................................................. 145 Command, control, communications technology.............. 145 Defense healthcare information assurance program......... 146 Defense information technology test bed.................. 146 Environmental development and management programs........ 146 Environmental quality technology......................... 146 Future direct support weapon system...................... 147 Future missile technology integration program............ 147 Helmet-mounted retinal display technology................ 147 High mobility artillery rocket system.................... 147 Improved fuel pumps and fuel controls.................... 147 Joint service small arms program......................... 148 Joint surveillance and target attack radar system (Joint STARS)................................................. 148 Lighter more lethal weapons.............................. 148 MedTeams................................................. 149 Missile and rocket advanced technology................... 149 Missile defense battle integration center/battle lab..... 149 Plasma energy pyrolysis system........................... 150 Precision guided mortar munitions........................ 150 Starstreak............................................... 150 Stinger missile block two upgrades....................... 150 Stinger universal launcher............................... 151 Strategic environmental research and development program. 151 Tactical high energy laser............................... 151 Tactical exploitation of national capabilities........... 151 Trajectory correctable munitions development............. 152 Ultra lightweight camouflage net system.................. 152 Navy RDT&E................................................... 152 Overview................................................... 152 Items Of Special Interest.................................. 160 ADC(X) auxiliary cargo ship development.................. 160 Advanced amphibious assault vehicle...................... 160 Advanced anti-radiation guided missile................... 160 Arctic oceanographic observation program................. 161 Automatic target tracker................................. 161 Autonomous underwater robotics technology................ 161 Autonomous underwater vehicle and sonar development...... 162 Aviation depot maintenance technology.................... 162 Carbon-carbon materials for reentry bodies............... 162 Common support aircraft.................................. 162 Cooperative engagement capability........................ 163 Cooperative engagement capability frequency spectrum requirements........................................... 163 Cryogenic electronics technology......................... 164 Distributed surveillance system.......................... 164 DD-21 land attack destroyer.............................. 164 DP-2 thrust vectoring system proof of concept demonstration.......................................... 165 Environmentally safe energetic materials................. 165 Escape system dynamic flow test facility................. 166 Hybrid electronically scanned antenna.................... 166 Hybrid fiberoptic/wireless communications system technology............................................. 166 Inter-cooled recuperated gas turbine engine.............. 167 Link 16 improvement program.............................. 167 LPD-17 amphibious assault ship self-defense.............. 168 Man overboard indicator technology....................... 168 Marine Corps ground combat/support system................ 169 Marine mammal research................................... 169 Molecular design materials science....................... 169 Multi-function self aligned gate technology.............. 169 Multipurpose processor................................... 170 Navy land attack missile program......................... 170 Navy theater missile defense............................. 171 NSSN advanced technology insertion....................... 172 Optically multiplexed wideband radar beamformer.......... 172 Parametric airborne dipping sonar........................ 172 Power electronic building blocks and power node control centers................................................ 173 Project M................................................ 173 Reduction to fiscal year 1999 budget request programs.... 174 Remote minehunting system................................ 174 Shallow water influence minesweeping system.............. 174 Shipboard system component development................... 174 Shortstop electronic protection system................... 175 Silicon carbide semiconductor substrates................. 175 Standoff land attack missile--expanded response (SLAM-ER) 175 Submarine sonar domes.................................... 176 Tactical combat training systems development............. 176 Tactical Tomahawk........................................ 177 Ultra-high thermal conductivity fibers................... 178 Undersea warfare advanced technology..................... 178 Vacuum electronics....................................... 178 Vectored thrust ducted propeller compound helicopter technology demonstration............................... 179 Vectoring ESTOL control tailless operation research...... 179 Vertical gun for advanced ships.......................... 180 Air Force RDT&E.............................................. 180 Overview................................................... 180 Items Of Special Interest.................................. 189 Advanced low observable coatings......................... 189 Advanced military satellite communications............... 189 Aircrew laser eye protection............................. 189 ALR-69 radar warning receiver............................ 189 Ballistic missile technology............................. 190 Distributed agent information warfare.................... 190 Ejection seats........................................... 190 F-16 squadrons........................................... 191 Flight test safely enhancements.......................... 191 Integrated high payoff rocket propulsion technology...... 191 Integrated powerhead demonstration....................... 192 Longshot................................................. 192 Low cost launch technology............................... 192 Microsatellite technology................................ 192 Military spaceplane...................................... 193 More electric aircraft program........................... 193 Panoramic night vision goggle............................ 193 Protein-based memory development......................... 193 Rocket system launch program............................. 194 Defense Agencies RDT&E....................................... 194 Overview................................................... 194 Items Of Special Interest.................................. 202 Advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD)......... 202 Advanced synthetic aperture radar system improvement program................................................ 202 Ballistic missile defense................................ 202 Advanced technology development........................ 203 Atmospheric interceptor technology..................... 203 BMD research and development........................... 203 Ballistic missile defense testing...................... 204 Cooperative ballistic missile defense.................. 205 Joint theater missile defense.......................... 205 National missile defense............................... 205 Navy theater wide...................................... 206 Patriot advanced capability............................ 206 Space based laser...................................... 207 Support technology--applied research................... 207 Technical operations................................... 208 Theater high altitude area defense (THAAD)............. 208 Chemical-biological defense program...................... 209 Counterproliferation support............................. 209 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency................ 209 DARPA marine technology program........................ 210 Defense airborne reconnaissance program management....... 210 Defense manufacturing, technology program (MANTECH)...... 211 Demilitarization of non-nuclear military explosives...... 212 Electro-optic framing technologies....................... 212 Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle........................ 212 Facial recognition technology............................ 213 Flat panel displays...................................... 213 Global positioning system guidance package............... 214 Humanitarian demining.................................... 214 International medical programs global satellite system... 214 Joint signals intelligence avionics family............... 215 Live fire testing of vulnerability to asymmetric threats. 215 Medical free electron laser.............................. 216 National Technology Alliance............................. 216 Next Generation Internet revolutionary applications...... 216 Polymer-cased ammunition................................. 217 Operational field assessment program..................... 217 Optical correlation technology for automatic target recognition............................................ 218 Seismic sensor technology................................ 218 Specialty aerospace metals initiative.................... 219 Special operations intelligence systems.................. 219 Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles funding................ 219 Thermionics.............................................. 220 University research initiatives.......................... 220 Unmanned aerial vehicle systems integration laboratory... 220 Verification technology demonstration.................... 221 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 221 Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 221 Section 201--Authorization Of Appropriations............... 221 Section 202--Amount For Basic And Applied Research......... 221 Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations................................................ 221 Section 211--Management Responsibility for Navy Mine Countermeasures Programs................................. 221 Section 212--Future Aircraft Carrier Transition Technologies............................................. 222 Section 213--Manufacturing Technology Program.............. 222 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense........................ 223 Section 231--National Missile Defense Policy............... 223 Section 232--Limitation on Funding for the Medium Extended Air Defense System....................................... 223 Section 233--Limitation on Funding for Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense Programs....................... 223 Section 234--Limitation on funding for Counterproliferation Support.................................................. 224 Section 235--Ballistic Missile Defense Program Elements.... 224 TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............................. 225 OVERVIEW....................................................... 225 Funding Realities.......................................... 225 Readiness Realities........................................ 225 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 254 Budget Request Increases..................................... 254 Critical Readiness Accounts Increases...................... 254 Mobility Enhancement Funding............................... 254 Training Accounts.......................................... 254 United States Marine Corps Cold Weather Clothing........... 255 Budget Request Reductions.................................... 255 Administration and Support Accounts........................ 255 Advisory and Assistance Services........................... 256 Bulk Fuel Reductions....................................... 256 Civilian Personnel Overstatement Reductions................ 257 Foreign Currency Reductions................................ 257 Environmental Issues......................................... 257 Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa, Oklahoma........................ 257 Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation.................. 258 Navy Environmental Leadership Program...................... 258 Pollution Prevention Program............................... 258 Scrapping of Naval Vessels................................. 258 Information Technology Issues................................ 259 Overview................................................... 259 Automatic Identification Technology........................ 259 Computer Crimes and Information Technology Security........ 259 Information Technology Management.......................... 260 Information Technology Priorities.......................... 260 Joint Information Technology Systems....................... 261 Redundant Information Technology Programs.................. 262 Utilizing Commercial Information Technology................ 262 Intelligence Matters......................................... 263 Integrated Architecture Plan............................... 263 Joint Reserve Intelligence Program......................... 263 Intelligence Congressional Justification Books............. 263 Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Issues....................... 264 Defense Commissary Agency Information Technology Acquisition.............................................. 264 Libraries.................................................. 264 Performance Based Agreements............................... 265 Public-Private Ventures.................................... 265 Uniform Health Benefit for Nonappropriated Fund Employees.. 265 Other Issues................................................. 266 Appropriated Funds Used to Pay for Defense Information System Agency Costs...................................... 266 Army Civilian Personnel Management......................... 267 Automatic Document Conversion Technology................... 268 Budget Justification Materials............................. 268 Classified Materials Containers............................ 269 Corrosion Control Programs................................. 269 Defense Automated Printing Service......................... 269 Depleted Uranium Penetrators............................... 270 Infrastructure Reduction Initiatives....................... 270 Military Affiliate Radio System............................ 271 Prime Vendor Contracts..................................... 272 Ship Repair Industrial Base................................ 272 Tagging System for Hydrocarbon Fuels....................... 272 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 273 Subtitle A--Authorization Of Appropriations.................. 273 Section 301--Operation and Maintenance Funding............. 273 Section 302--Working Capital Funds......................... 273 Section 303--Armed Forces Retirement Home.................. 273 Section 304--Transfer From National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund......................................... 273 Section 305--Refurbishment of M1-A1 Tanks.................. 273 Section 306--Operation of Prepositioned Fleet, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California.................. 273 Section 307--Relocation of USS Wisconsin................... 274 Section 308--Fisher House Trust Funds...................... 274 Subtitle B--Information Technology Issues.................... 274 Section 311--Additional Information Technology Responsibilities of Chief Information Officers........... 274 Section 312--Defense-Wide Electronic Mall System for Supply Purchases................................................ 274 Section 313--Protection of Funding Provided for Certain Information Technology and National Security Programs.... 274 Section 314--Priority Funding to Ensure Year 2000 Compliance of Mission Critical Information Technology and National Security Systems................................ 274 Section 315--Evaluation of Year 2000 Compliance as Part of Training Exercises Programs.............................. 274 Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions......................... 275 Section 321--Authorization to Pay Negotiated Settlement for Environmental Cleanup at Former Department of Defense Sites in Canada.......................................... 275 Section 322--Removal of Underground Storage Tanks.......... 275 Subtitle D--Defense Infrastructure Support Improvement....... 275 Section 331--Reporting and Study Requirements Before Change of Commercial and Industrial Type Functions to Contractor Performance.............................................. 275 Section 332--Clarification of Requirement to Maintain Government-Owned and Government-Operated Core Logistics Capability............................................... 276 Section 333--Oversight of Development and Implementation of Automated Identification Technology...................... 276 Section 334--Conditions on Expansion of Functions Performed Under Prime Vendor Contracts............................. 276 Section 335--Clarification of Definition of Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair................................... 276 Section 336--Clarification of Commercial Item Exception to Requirements Regarding Core Logistics Capabilities....... 276 Section 337--Development of Plan for Establishment of Core Logistics Capabilities for Maintenance and Repair of C-17 Aircraft................................................. 276 Section 338--Contractor-Operated Civil Engineering Supply Stores Program........................................... 277 Section 339--Report on Savings and Effect of Personnel Reductions in Army Materiel Command...................... 277 Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities.......................................... 277 Section 341--Continuation of Management and Funding of Defense Commissary Agency through the Office of the Secretary of Defense..................................... 277 Section 342--Expansion of Current Eligibility of Reserves for Commissary Benefits.................................. 277 Section 343--Repeal of Requirement for Air Force to Sell Tobacco Products to Enlisted Personnel................... 278 Section 344--Restrictions on Patron Access to, and Purchases in, Overseas Commissaries and Exchange Stores.. 278 Section 345--Extension of Demonstration Project for Uniform Funding of Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Activities.... 278 Section 346--Prohibition on Consolidation or Other Organizational Changes of Department of Defense Retail Systems.................................................. 278 Section 347--Authorized Use of Appropriated Funds for Relocation of Navy Exchange Service Command.............. 279 Section 348--Evaluation of Merit of Selling Malt Beverages and Wine in Commissary Stores as Exchange System Merchandise.............................................. 279 Subtitle F--Other Matters.................................... 279 Section 361--Eligibility Requirements for Attendance at Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools........................................ 279 Section 362--Specific Emphasis of Program to Investigate Fraud, Waste, and Abuse within Department of Defense..... 280 Section 363--Revision of Inspection Requirements Relating to Armed Forces Retirement Home.......................... 280 Section 364--Assistance to Local Educational Agencies that Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense Civilian Employees................. 280 Section 365--Strategic Plan for Expansion of Distance Learning Initiatives..................................... 281 Section 366--Public Availability of Operating Agreements Between Military Installations and Financial Institutions 281 Section 367--Department of Defense Readiness Reporting System................................................... 281 Section 368--Travel by Reservists on Carriers under Contract with General Services Administration............ 285 Subtitle G--Demonstration of Commercial-Type Practices to Improve Quality of Personal Property Shipments........... 285 Section 381--Demonstration Program Required................ 285 Section 382--Goals of Demonstration Program................ 286 Section 383--Program Participants.......................... 286 Section 384--Test Plan..................................... 286 Section 385--Other Methods of Personal Property Shipping... 286 Section 386--Duration of Demonstration Program............. 286 Section 387--Evaluation of Demonstration Program........... 286 TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS...................... 287 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 287 Subtitle A--Active Forces.................................... 287 Section 401--End Strengths for Active Forces............... 287 Section 402--Revision in Permanent End Strength Levels..... 287 Section 403--Date for Submission of Annual Manpower Requirements Report...................................... 288 Section 404--Extension of Authority for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Designate Up to 12 General and Flag Officer Positions to Be Excluded from General and Flag Officer Grade Limitations........................... 288 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.................................. 289 Section 413--End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual Status).................................................. 289 Section 414--Increase in Number of Members in Certain Grades Authorized to Serve on Active Duty in Support of the Reserves............................................. 290 Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 290 Section 421--Authorization of Appropriations for Military Personnel................................................ 290 TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY............................... 292 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 292 National Guard Youth Challenge............................... 292 Recruiting................................................... 292 Reserve Component Full-time Support Force.................... 293 Reserve Component Joint Professional Military Education...... 294 Sustaining Education and Teaching Excellence at the National Defense University......................................... 295 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 296 Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy......................... 296 Section 501--Codification of Eligibility of Retired Officers and Former Officers for Consideration by Special Selection Boards......................................... 296 Section 502--Communication to Promotion Boards by Officers under Consideration...................................... 296 Section 503--Procedures for Separation of Regular Officers for Substandard Performance of Duty or Certain Other Reasons.................................................. 296 Section 504--Posthumous Commissions and Warrants........... 296 Section 505--Tenure of Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps.. 296 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters........................ 297 Section 511--Composition of Selective Early Retirement Boards of Reserve General and Flag Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps......................................... 297 Section 512--Active Status Service Requirement for Promotion Consideration for Army and Air Force Reserve Component Brigadier Generals............................. 297 Section 513--Revision to Educational Requirement for Promotion of Reserve Officers............................ 297 Subtitle C--Military Education and Training.................. 297 Section 521--Requirements Relating to Recruit Basic Training................................................. 297 Section 522--After-Hours Privacy for Recruits During Basic Training................................................. 298 Section 523--Extension of Reporting Dates for Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues.............. 298 Section 524--Improved Oversight of Innovative Readiness Training................................................. 298 Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards and Commendations............ 299 Section 531--Study of New Decorations for Injury or Death in Line of Duty.......................................... 299 Section 532--Waiver of Time Limitations for Award of Certain Decorations to Specified Persons................. 299 Section 533--Commendation of the Navy and Marine Corps Personnel who Served in the United States Navy Asiatic Fleet from 1910-1942..................................... 299 Section 534--Appreciation for Service during World War I and World War II by Members of the Navy Assigned on Board Merchant Ships as the Naval Armed Guard Service.......... 299 Section 535--Sense of Congress Regarding the Heroism, Sacrifice, and Service of the Military Forces of South Vietnam and Other Nations in Connection with the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam Conflict.......... 299 Section 536--Sense of Congress Regarding the Heroism, Sacrifice, and Service of Former South Vietnamese Commandos in Connection with United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam Conflict.............................. 300 Subtitle E--Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and Correction of Military Records....................... 300 Sections 541-544--Corrections of Military Records.......... 300 Subtitle F--Other Matters.................................... 301 Section 551--One-Year Extension of Certain Force Drawdown Transition Authorities Relating to Personnel Management and Benefits............................................. 301 Section 552--Leave Without Pay for Academy Cadets and Midshipmen............................................... 301 Section 553--Provision for Recovery, Care, and Disposition of the Remains of All Medically Retired Members.......... 302 Section 554--Continued Eligibility under Voluntary Separation Incentive Program for Members who Involuntarily Lose Membership in a Reserve Component..... 302 Section 555--Definition of Financial Institution for Direct Deposit of Pay........................................... 302 Section 556--Increase in Maximum Amount for College Fund Program.................................................. 302 Section 557--Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii..... 302 Section 558--Honor Guard Details at Funerals of Veterans... 303 Section 559--Applicability to All Persons in Chain of Command of Policy Requiring Exemplary Conduct by Commanding Officers and Others in Authority in the Armed Forces................................................... 303 Section 560--Report on Prisoners Transferred from United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Federal Bureau of Prisons............................. 303 Section 561--Report on Process for Selection of Members for Service on Courts-Martial................................ 304 Section 562--Study of Revising the Term of Service of Members of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces............................................. 304 Section 563--Status of Cadets at the Merchant Marine Academy.................................................. 304 TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS.............. 305 OVERVIEW....................................................... 305 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 305 Military Retirement.......................................... 305 Survivor Benefit Plan........................................ 306 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 306 Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances............................... 306 Section 601--Increase in Basic Pay for Fiscal Year 1999.... 306 Section 602--Basic Allowance for Housing Outside the United States................................................... 306 Section 603--Basic Allowance for Subsistence for Reserves.. 306 Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays........... 307 Section 611--One-Year Extension of Certain Bonuses and Special Pay Authorities for Reserve Forces............... 307 Section 612--One-Year Extension of Certain Bonuses and Special Pay Authorities for Nurse Officer Candidates, Registered Nurses, and Nurse Anesthetists................ 307 Section 613--One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Payment of Other Bonuses and Special Pays................ 307 Section 614--Aviation Career Incentive Pay and Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.................................. 307 Section 615--Special Pay for Diving Duty................... 307 Section 616--Selective Reenlistment Bonus Eligibility for Reserve Members Performing Active Guard and Reserve Duty. 308 Section 617--Removal of Ten Percent Restriction on Selective Reenlistment Bonuses........................... 308 Section 618--Increase in Maximum Amount of Army Enlistment Bonus.................................................... 308 Section 619--Equitable Treatment of Reserves Eligible for Special Pay for Duty Subject to Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger................................................... 308 Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances............. 308 Section 631--Exception to Maximum Weight Allowance for Baggage and Household Effects............................ 308 Section 632--Travel and Transportation Allowances for Travel Performed by Members in Connection with Rest and Recuperative Leave from Overseas Stations................ 308 Section 633--Storage of Baggage of Certain Dependents...... 308 Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters.................................................... 309 Section 641--Effective Date of Former Spouse Survivor Benefit Coverage......................................... 309 Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 309 Section 651--Deletion of Canal Zone from Definition of United States Possessions for Purposes of Pay and Allowances............................................... 309 Section 652--Accounting of Advance Payments................ 309 Section 653--Reimbursement of Rental Vehicle Costs when Motor Vehicle Transported at Government Expense Is Late.. 309 Section 654--Education Loan Repayment Program for Certain Health Profession Officers Serving in Selected Reserve... 309 TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS................................ 311 OVERVIEW....................................................... 311 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 312 Depleted Uranium Training and Health Surveillance............ 312 Graduate Medical Education Programs.......................... 313 Medical Readiness Learning Initiative........................ 314 TRICARE Contract Performance................................. 314 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 315 Subtitle A--Health Care Services............................. 315 Section 701--Expansion of Dependent Eligibility Under Retiree Dental Program................................... 315 Section 702--Plan for Provision of Health Care for Military Retirees and Their Dependents Comparable to Health Care Provided Under TRICARE Prime............................. 315 Section 703--Plan for Redesign of Military Pharmacy System. 316 Section 704--Transitional Authority to Provide Continued Health Care Coverage for Certain Persons Unaware of Loss of CHAMPUS Eligibility................................... 317 Subtitle B--TRICARE Program.................................. 318 Section 711--Payment of Claims for Provision of Health Care Under the TRICARE Program for which a Third Party May be Liable................................................... 318 Section 712--Procedures Regarding Enrollment in TRICARE Prime.................................................... 319 Subtitle C--Other Matters.................................... 319 Section 721--Inflation Adjustment of Premium Amounts for Dependents Dental Program................................ 319 Section 722--System for Tracking Data and Measuring Performance in Meeting TRICARE Access Standards.......... 319 Section 723--Air Force Research, Development, Training and Education on Exposure to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazards..................................... 320 Section 724--Authorization to Establish a Level 1 Trauma Training Center.......................................... 320 Section 725--Report on Implementation of Enrollment-based Capitation for Funding for Military Medical Treatment Facilities............................................... 320 TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS.............................................. 322 ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST....................................... 322 Payments to Subtier Contractors.............................. 322 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 322 Section 801--Limitation on Procurement of Ammunition and Components............................................... 322 Section 802--Acquisition Corps Eligibility................. 322 Section 803--Amendments Relating to Procurement from Firms in Industrial Base for Production of Small Arms.......... 322 TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT...... 323 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 323 Section 901--Further Reductions in Defense Acquisition Workforce................................................ 323 Section 902--Limitation on Operation and Support Funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense................... 323 Section 903--Revision to Defense Directive Relating to Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities............................................... 324 Section 904--Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to Have Responsibility with Respect to Export Control Activities of the Department of Defense............................. 324 Section 905--Independent Task Force on Transformation and Department of Defense Organization....................... 326 Section 906--Improved Accounting for Defense Contract Services................................................. 326 Section 907--Repeal of Requirement Relating to Assignment of Tactical Airlift Mission to Reserve Components........ 327 Section 908--Repeal of Certain Requirements Relating to Inspector General Investigations of Reprisal Complaints.. 328 Section 909--Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps Regarding Marine Corps Aviation.................... 328 TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS...................................... 329 Counter-Drug Activities........................................ 329 Overview..................................................... 329 Items of Special Interest.................................... 330 Gulf states counter-drug initiative command, control, communications and computer network...................... 330 Gulf states counter-drug initiative regional counter-drug training academy......................................... 330 Joint interagency task force south......................... 331 Joint military intelligence program........................ 331 Multi-jurisdictional task force............................ 331 National guard state plans................................. 331 Southern air forces counter-drug support................... 332 Southwest border fence project............................. 332 Support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia... 332 Other Matters................................................ 333 Counterterrorism and Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction.............................................. 333 Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)................................ 335 Intelligence Community Access to Export Control Information 335 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 336 Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................ 336 Section 1001--Transfer Authority........................... 336 Section 1002--Incorporation of Classified Annex............ 337 Section 1003--Outlay Limitations........................... 337 Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards...................... 337 Section 1011--Revision to Requirement for Continued Listing of Two Iowa-Class Battleships on the Naval Register...... 337 Section 1012--Transfer of the USS New Jersey............... 337 Section 1013--Long-Term Charter of Three Vessels in Support of Submarine Rescue, Escort, and Towing.................. 337 Section 1014--Transfer of Obsolete Army Tugboat............ 337 Section 1015--Long-Term Charter Contracts for Acquisition of Auxiliary Vessels for the Department of Defense....... 337 Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Counter Drug Activities...... 338 Section 1021--Department of Defense Support for Counter- Drug Activities.......................................... 338 Section 1022--Support for Counter-Drug Operation Caper Focus.................................................... 338 Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals.... 340 Section 1031--Annual Report on Resources Allocated to Support and Mission Activities........................... 340 Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 340 Section 1041--Clarification of Land Conveyance Authority, Armed Forces Retirement Home, District of Columbia....... 340 Section 1042--Content of Notice Required to be Provided Garnishees Before Garnishment of Pay or Benefits......... 340 Section 1043--Training of Special Operations Forces with Friendly Foreign Forces.................................. 341 TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL............... 342 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS....................................... 342 Section 1101--Authority for Release to Coast Guard of Drug Test Results of Civil Service Mariners of the Military Sealift Command.......................................... 342 Section 1102--Limitations on Back Pay Awards............... 342 Section 1103--Restoration of Annual Leave Accumulated by Civilian Employees at Installations in the Republic of Panama to be Closed Pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.................................................. 342 Section 1104--Repeal of Program Providing Preference for Employment of Military Spouses in Military Child Care Facilities............................................... 343 Section 1105--Elimination of Retained Pay as a Basis for Determining Locality Based Adjustments................... 343 Section 1106--Observance of Certain Holidays at Duty Posts Outside the United States................................ 343 TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS..................... 344 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 344 Arms Control Implementation.................................. 344 Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States.............................................. 345 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 345 Section 1201--Limitation on Funds for Peacekeeping in the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina....................... 345 Section 1202--Reports on the Mission of United States Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina......... 346 Section 1203--Report on Military Capabilities of an Expanded NATO Alliance................................... 347 Section 1204--One-Year Extension of Counterproliferation Authorities for Support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq....................................... 347 Section 1205--Repeal of Landmine Moratorium................ 348 TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION................................................. 349 OVERVIEW....................................................... 349 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 349 Arms Elimination Projects in Russia........................ 349 Arms Elimination Projects in Ukraine....................... 350 Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention in Russia...... 350 Chemical Weapons Destruction in Russia..................... 352 Fissile Material Storage Facility.......................... 353 Nuclear Reactor Core Conversion............................ 354 Nuclear Warhead Dismantlement Processing in Russia......... 354 Nuclear Weapons Storage Security in Russia................. 354 Nuclear Weapons Transportation Security.................... 355 Other Support Programs..................................... 355 Program Overhead........................................... 355 Prohibition of Specified Activities........................ 356 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 357 Section 1301--Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs and Funds....................................... 357 Section 1302--Funding Allocations.......................... 357 Section 1303--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Specified Purposes................................................. 357 Section 1304--Limitation on Use of Funds for Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility............................. 357 Section 1305--Limitation on Obligation of Funds for a Specified Period......................................... 357 Section 1306--Requirement to Submit Breakdown of Amounts Requested by Project Category............................ 357 Section 1307--Limitation on Use of Funds Until Completion of Fiscal Year 1998 Requirements......................... 357 Section 1308--Report on Biological Weapons Programs in Russia................................................... 357 Section 1309--Limitation on Use of Funds for Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention Activities in Russia.... 358 Section 1310--Limitation on Use of Certain Funds for Strategic Arms Elimination in Russia or Ukraine.......... 358 Section 1311--Availability of Funds........................ 358 DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS................. 359 PURPOSE........................................................ 359 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION OVERVIEW................................. 359 TITLE XXI--ARMY.................................................. 378 SUMMARY........................................................ 378 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 378 Improvements of Military Family Housing.................... 378 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 378 Section 2101--Authorized Army Construction and Land Acquisition Projects..................................... 378 Section 2102--Family Housing............................... 378 Section 2103--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 378 Section 2104--Authorization of Appropriations, Army........ 378 Section 2105--Increase in Fiscal Year 1998 Authorization for Military Construction Project at Fort Drum, New York, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma.................................. 379 TITLE XXII--NAVY................................................. 380 SUMMARY........................................................ 380 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 380 Condition of Laboratory Facilities, Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey......... 380 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 380 Section 2201--Authorized Navy Construction and Land Acquisition Projects..................................... 380 Section 2202--Family Housing............................... 380 Section 2203--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 381 Section 2204--Authorization of Appropriations, Navy........ 381 Section 2205--Authorization to Accept Road Construction Project, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 381 TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE........................................... 382 SUMMARY........................................................ 382 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 382 Section 2301--Authorized Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition Projects..................................... 382 Section 2302--Family Housing............................... 382 Section 2303--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 382 Section 2304--Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force... 382 TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES..................................... 383 SUMMARY........................................................ 383 ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST....................................... 383 Department of Defense Education Activity, Guam............. 383 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 383 Section 2401--Authorized Defense Agencies Construction and Land Acquisition Projects................................ 383 Section 2402--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units 384 Section 2403--Energy Conservation Projects................. 384 Section 2404--Authorization of Appropriations, Defense Agencies................................................. 384 Section 2405--Increase in Fiscal Year 1995 Authorization for Military Construction Projects at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, and Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon................ 384 Section 2406--Increase in Fiscal Year 1990 Authorization for Military Construction Project at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia....................................... 384 TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE..... 385 SUMMARY........................................................ 385 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 385 Section 2501--Authorized NATO Construction and Land Acquisition Projects..................................... 385 Section 2502--Authorization of Appropriations, NATO........ 385 TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES.................. 386 SUMMARY........................................................ 386 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 386 Section 2601--Authorized Guard and Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition Projects................................ 386 Section 2602--Army Reserve Construction Project, Salt Lake City, Utah............................................... 386 TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS.......... 387 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 387 Section 2701--Expiration of Authorizations and Amounts Required to be Specified by Law.......................... 387 Section 2702--Extensions of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 1996 Projects................................ 387 Section 2703--Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 1995 Projects....................................... 387 Section 2704--Effective Date............................... 387 TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS................................. 388 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 388 Incorporation of Energy Conservation Criteria in the Planning and Design of Facilities........................ 388 Military Family Housing Referral and Set-Aside Programs.... 388 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 389 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes.......................................... 389 Section 2801--Definition of Ancillary Supporting Facilities under the Alternative Authority for Acquisition and Improvement of Military Housing.......................... 389 Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration...... 389 Section 2811--Restoration of Department of Defense Lands Used by Another Federal Agency........................... 389 Section 2812--Outdoor Recreation Development on Military Installations for Disabled Veterans, Military Dependents with Disabilities, and Other Persons with Disabilities... 389 Section 2813--Report on Use of Utility System Conveyance Authority................................................ 389 Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment............. 390 Section 2821--Payment of Stipulated Penalties Assessed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 in Connection with McClellan Air Force Base, California..................... 390 Section 2822--Elimination of Waiver Authority Regarding Prohibition Against Certain Conveyances of Property at Naval Station, Long Beach, California.................... 390 Subtitle D--Land Conveyances................................. 390 Part I--Army Conveyances................................... 390 Section 2831--Land Conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Massena, New York........................................ 390 Section 2832--Land Conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Ogdensberg, New York..................................... 390 Section 2833--Land Conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Jamestown, Ohio.......................................... 391 Section 2834--Land Conveyance, Stewart Army Sub-Post, New Windsor, New York........................................ 391 Section 2835--Land Conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana.............................. 391 Section 2836--Land Conveyance, Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, Tennessee............................ 391 Section 2837--Release of Reversionary Interest of United States in Former Redstone Army Arsenal Property Conveyed to Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission.............. 392 Part II--Navy Conveyances.................................. 392 Section 2841--Easement, Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base, California............................................... 392 Section 2842--Land Conveyance, Naval Reserve Readiness Center, Portland, Maine.................................. 392 Part III--Air Force Conveyances............................ 392 Section 2851--Land Conveyance, Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana....................................... 392 Section 2852--Land Conveyance, Air Force Housing Facility, La Junta, Colorado....................................... 393 Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 393 Section 2861--Repeal of Prohibition on Joint Use of Gray Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, with Civil Aviation..... 393 Section 2862--Designation of Building Containing Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Augusta, Georgia............ 393 Section 2863--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery..... 393 Section 2864--Reporting Requirements Under Demonstration Project for Purchase of Fire, Security, Police, Public Works, and Utility Services from Local Government Agencies................................................. 393 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS..................................... 395 TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS...... 395 OVERVIEW....................................................... 395 ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 407 Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative................. 407 Advanced Manufacturing, Design and Production Technologies. 407 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Safeguards................... 408 Core Stockpile Management Weapons Program.................. 408 Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Science and Technology................................... 408 Defense Programs Construction Projects..................... 409 Emergency Management....................................... 409 Hanford Tank Safety and Remediation Projects............... 409 Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System Privatization Phase I 410 Hazardous Material Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Program......................................... 410 Heavy Water Processing..................................... 410 Inertial Confinement Fusion................................ 411 In-Tank Precipitation Process.............................. 411 International Nuclear Safety............................... 411 Laboratory Collaboration With the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization............................................. 411 Naval Reactors............................................. 412 Office of Environment, Safety, and Health.................. 412 Program Direction.......................................... 413 Reactor Decontamination and Decommissioning................ 413 Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Closure Project.. 413 Savannah River Site Infrastructure Investment.............. 413 Stockpile Management at Y-12 Plant......................... 413 Technology Partnerships.................................... 414 Tritium production......................................... 414 Uncosted Obligations and Unobligated Balances.............. 414 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Waste Transportation.... 415 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 415 Subtitle A--National Security Program Authorization.......... 415 Section 3101--Weapons Activities........................... 415 Section 3102--Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management............................................... 416 Section 3103--Other Defense Activities..................... 416 Section 3104--Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal............... 416 Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions..................... 416 Section 3121--Reprogramming................................ 416 Section 3122--Limits on General Plant Projects............. 416 Section 3123--Limits on Construction Projects.............. 416 Section 3124--Fund Transfer Authority...................... 417 Section 3125--Authority for Conceptual and Construction Design................................................... 417 Section 3126--Authority for Emergency Planning, Design and Construction Activities.................................. 417 Section 3127--Funds Available for all National Security Programs of the Department of Energy..................... 417 Section 3128--Availability of Funds........................ 417 Section 3129--Transfers of Defense Environmental Management Funds.................................................... 417 Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations................................................ 418 Section 3131--Prohibition on Federal Loan Guarantees for Defense Environmental Management Privatization Projects.. 418 Section 3132--Extension of Funding Prohibition Relating to International Cooperative Stockpile Stewardship.......... 418 Section 3133--Use of Certain Funds for Missile Defense Technology Development................................... 418 Section 3134--Selection of Technology for Tritium Production............................................... 418 Section 3135--Limitation on Use of Certain Funds at Hanford Site..................................................... 419 Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 419 Section 3151--Termination of Worker and Community Transition Assistance.................................... 419 Section 3152--Requirement for Plan to Modify Employment System Used by Department of Energy in Defense Environmental Management Programs........................ 419 Section 3153--Report on Stockpile Stewardship Criteria..... 420 TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD............. 421 LEGISLATIVE PROVISION.......................................... 421 Section 3201--Authorization................................ 421 TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE......................... 422 ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST.......................................