U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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79–012 2000

106th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 106–240

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET REQUESTS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

REQUESTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

MAY 18, 2000.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered

to be printed

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THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, May 18, 2000.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SIR: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests for FY

2001 budget amendments for the Department of Defense. The proposals would revise the funding requested in the FY 2001 Budget

for the Global Positioning System satellite program. The discretionary resources proposed in the budget would not be increased by

these amendments, and the FY 2001 surplus would not be diminished.

This transmittal also contains FY 2001 budget amendments for

the Legislative Branch. As required by law, budget requests for the

Legislative Branch are transmitted without change.

The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed letter

from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.

Sincerely,

BILL CLINTON.

Enclosure.

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[Estimate No. 12, 106th Cong. 2d Sess.]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,

Washington, DC, May 18, 2000.

The PRESIDENT, The White House.

Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2001 budget amendment for the Department of Defense (DOD). Together, the

two amendments would decrease the budget authority requested in

your FY 2001 Budget by $19.6 million and would have no effect on

FY 2001 outlays.

The FY 2001 Budget included a program to modernize the Global

Positioning System (GPS) satellites in order to improve civil and

military navigation, positioning, and timing service worldwide.

After the budget was submitted to the Congress, the Air Force and

the Defense Science Board reviewed the GPS modernization program and determined that some aspects of the program contained

unacceptably high risks. The proposed amendments would restructure the modernization program to reduce those risks while ensuring that enhanced military and civil GPS capabilities remain a priority.

The proposed amendments would increase funding requested for

the design and development of modernized GPS satellites by $10.8

million and would decrease funding for GPS procurement by $30.4

million. These proposals would have no net effect on estimated FY

2001 outlays. In addition, DOD will redirect $4.5 million within

GPS procurement activities to support additional advance parts

purchases. The Administration has submitted to the Congress an

FY 2000 reprogramming proposal that would allow necessary work

on the revised GPS program to begin this year. Together, the reprogramming action and the budget amendments would provide

adequate FY 2000 and FY 2001 funding to integrate both civil and

military improvement into existing satellite designs. The additional

FY 2001 funding would also enable DOD to begin a new satellite

design and development effort to enhance GPS capabilities further

with more extensive military signal improvements.

I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that

they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the Deputy Secretary of Defense in recommending that you transmit the proposals

to the Congress.

This transmittal also contains two FY 2001 budget amendments

for the Legislative Branch. As required by law, budget requests for

the Legislative Branch are transmitted without change.

Sincerely,

JACOB J. LEW, Director.

Enclosures.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

PROCUREMENT

Missile Procurement, Air Force

FY 2001 Budget Appendix Page ........................................................... 282

FY 2001 Pending Request ..................................................................... $3,061,715,000

Proposed Amendment ............................................................................ ¥30,369,000

Revised Request ..................................................................................... 3,031,346,000

This amendment would reduce the pending FY 2001 request for

Missile Procurement, Air Force by $30.4 million as part of a proposal to restructure the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite

program. The proposal to restructure the GPS modernization program would reduce identified risks while providing enhanced military and civil capabilities.

The Department of Defense will also realign $4.5 million within

this procurement account to finance advance parts purchases that

would be deferred from FY 2000 to FY 2001 as part of the program

restructuring. Source funds are available because the restructured

program allows for a one-year delay in some GPS Block IIR and

IIF production costs.

The proposed decrease in budget authority would fully offset the

proposed increase in GPS research and development proposed in an

accompanying budget amendment. Taken together, the amendments would not affect FY 2001 outlays.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force

FY 2001 Budget Appendix Page ........................................................... 291

FY 2001 Pending Request ..................................................................... $13,685,576,000

Proposed Amendment ............................................................................ 10,783,000

Revised Request ..................................................................................... 13,696,359,000

This amendment would increase the pending FY 2001 request for

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force by $10.8

million as part of a proposal to restructure the Global Positioning

System (GPS) satellite program. The proposal to restructure the

GPS modernization program would reduce identified risks while

providing enhanced military and civil capabilities.

The proposed increase in budget authority would be offset by a

decrease in GPS procurement in an accompanying budget amendment. Taken together, the amendments would not affect FY 2001

outlays.
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

JOINT ITEMS

Capitol Police Board, Capitol Police, Salaries

Previous Budget Amendment Dated: April 21, 2000.

FY 2001 Pending Request ..................................................................... $100,898,000

Proposed Amendment ............................................................................ 5,172,000

Revised Request ..................................................................................... 106,070,000

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete ‘‘$100,898,000’’ and substitute $106,070,000; delete ‘‘$49,366,000’’ and substitute $51,952,000; and, delete ‘‘$51,532,000’’

and substitute $54,118,000.)

This amendment would increase the pending request for salaries

of the Capitol Police by $5.2 million, equally divided between the

House and Senate. (An amendment transmitted on April 21, 2000,

decreased the FY 2001 request in the budget by $0.4 million.)

The requested additional funding would be used to increase staff

levels and overtime funds in order to staff each access point fully

with at least two officers.

This amendment would increase FY 2001 outlays by $5.2 million.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

JOINT ITEMS

Capitol Police Board

FY 2001 Budget Appendix Page ........................................................... 20

FY 2001 Pending Request .....................................................................

Proposed Amendment ............................................................................ $2,750,000

Revised Request ..................................................................................... 2,750,000

(Insert the subheading and appropriations language that follows

immediately after the material under the subheading ‘‘General Expenses.’’)

SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS

For the Capitol Police Board for security enhancements to the

Capitol complex, $2,750,000, to remain available until expended.

This proposal would provide $2.8 million in new funding in FY

2001 for security enhancements to the Capitol complex.

The amendment would increase FY 2001 outlays by $2.8 million.

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