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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 107–731

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT

OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES

OCTOBER 9, 2002.—Ordered to be printed

Mr. HOBSON, from the committee of conference,

submitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 5011]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5011)

‘‘making appropriations for military construction, family housing,

and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes,’’ having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to

recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as

follows:

In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said amendment,

insert:

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the

Treasury not otherwise appropriated for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely:

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of

temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law,

including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and
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for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $1,683,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of this amount, not

to exceed $163,135,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as

authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that

additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies

the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his

determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of

the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts, $49,376,000 are rescinded.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of

temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities,

and real property for the Navy as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command

and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $1,305,128,000, to remain available until September 30,

2007: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $87,043,000

shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense

determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses

of Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor: Provided

further, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military Construction,

Navy’’ in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts,

$1,340,000 are rescinded.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of

temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by

law, $1,080,247,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007:

Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $72,283,000 shall be

available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes

and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of

Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor: Provided

further, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military Construction,

Air Force’’ in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts,

$13,281,000 are rescinded.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of

temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and

real property for activities and agencies of the Department of De-
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fense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized

by law, $874,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007:

Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as he may designate, to be merged with

and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time

period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided

further, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $50,432,000

shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense

determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses

of Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor: Provided

further, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military Construction,

Defense-wide’’ in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts, $2,976,000 are rescinded.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and

conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the

Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by

chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $241,377,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2007.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and

conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the

Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by

chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $203,813,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2007.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and

conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the

Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United

States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,

$100,554,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and

conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by

chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $74,921,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and

conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the

Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United
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States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,

$67,226,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT

PROGRAM

For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic

Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses

for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized in Military Construction Authorization Acts and section

2806 of title 10, United States Code, $167,200,000, to remain available until expended.

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction,

including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension

and alteration, as authorized by law, $280,356,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Army’’ in previous Mili- tary Construction Appropriation Acts, $4,920,000 are rescinded.

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and

maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction,

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $1,106,007,000.

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps

for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration, as authorized by law,

$376,468,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts, $2,652,000 are rescinded.

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND

MARINE CORPS

For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps

for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing,

minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance

premiums, as authorized by law, $861,788,000.

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration, as authorized by law, $684,824,000, to remain
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available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Air Force’’ in previous

Military Construction Appropriation Acts, $8,782,000 are rescinded.

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation

and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as

authorized by law, $863,050,000.

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies

of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments)

for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration, as authorized by law, $5,480,000,

to remain available until September 30, 2007.

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies

of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments)

for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as

authorized by law, $42,395,000.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement

Fund, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for family

housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10,

United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and

improving military family housing, and supporting facilities.

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT

For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of

Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–510),

$561,138,000, to remain available until expended.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts shall be expended for payments under a

cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates

exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except

Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of

Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.

SEC. 102. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for

construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.

SEC. 103. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for

construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of

access roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States

Code, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to

the national defense by the Secretary of Defense.
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SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be

used to begin construction of new bases inside the continental

United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.

SEC. 105. No part of the funds provided in Military Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used for purchase of land or land

easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the

Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or his

designee; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4)

as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the

public interest.

SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in

annual Military Construction Appropriations Acts.

SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts for minor construction may be used to

transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations.

SEC. 108. No part of the funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts may be used for the procurement of

steel for any construction project or activity for which American

steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied

the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.

SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current

fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.

SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate a new installation

overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations.

SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for

projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any NATO member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, unless such contracts

are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint

venture with host nation firms.

SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts for military construction in the United

States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein

Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, may be used to

award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed

$1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That this section shall

not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive

and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest

responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater

than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall not apply

to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for

which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a

Marshallese contractor.
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SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the appropriate

committees of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if

amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent,

are anticipated to exceed $100,000.

SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appropriations in

Military Construction Appropriations Acts which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the

last 2 months of the fiscal year.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for

construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress.

SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing projects

that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for

obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of

associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design

on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.

SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any

funds appropriated to a military department or defense agency for

the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military

construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project

or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after

the fiscal year for which funds for such project were appropriated

if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds

available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed

the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by

which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 118. During the 5-year period after appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military construction and

family housing operation and maintenance and construction have

expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for

making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ to be merged with and to be available for the

same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation

to which transferred.

SEC. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the Committees

on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives

with an annual report by February 15, containing details of the specific actions proposed to be taken by the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year to encourage other member nations of the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea, and United

States allies bordering the Arabian Sea to assume a greater share

of the common defense burden of such nations and the United

States.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 120. During the current fiscal year, in addition to any

other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account

established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization

Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law

100–526) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to be merged with, and to

be available for the same purposes and the same time period as that

account.

SEC. 121. (a) No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may

be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending

the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the

Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the

‘‘Buy American Act’’).

(b) No funds made available under this Act shall be made

available to any person or entity who has been convicted of violating

the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as

the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).

SEC. 122. (a) In the case of any equipment or products that may

be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided

under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving

such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only

American-made equipment and products.

(b) In providing financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the

Congress.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 123. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts

appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be

merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the

same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund:

Provided, That appropriations made available to the Fund shall be

available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees

issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of

subchapter IV of chapter 169, title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military

family housing and supporting facilities.

SEC. 124. None of the funds appropriated or made available by

this Act may be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs in the

New Independent States of the former Soviet Union.

SEC. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for military family housing the Secretary of the military department concerned shall submit

to the congressional defense committees the notice described in subsection (b).
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(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice of any

guarantee (including the making of mortgage or rental payments)

proposed to be made by the Secretary to the private party under the

contract involved in the event of— (A) the closure or realignment of the installation for which

housing is provided under the contract;

(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at such installation; or

(C) the extended deployment overseas of units stationed at

such installation.

(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the nature of

the guarantee involved and assess the extent and likelihood, if any,

of the liability of the Federal Government with respect to the guarantee.

(c) In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the following:

(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military

Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of

the Senate.

(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military

Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 126. During the current fiscal year, in addition to any

other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense,

amounts may be transferred from the account established by section

2906(a)(1) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to

the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities

and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay

for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program.

Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for

the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to

which transferred.

SEC. 127. Notwithstanding this or any other provision of law,

funds appropriated in Military Construction Appropriations Acts for

operations and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive

source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing

units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided, That not

more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 30

days advance prior notification to the appropriate committees of

Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated

with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided further, That

the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually

to the Committees on Appropriations all operations and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.

SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to use funds received pursuant to

section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, for the construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of the historic residences located at Marine Corps Barracks, 8th and I Streets, Washington,
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D.C.: Provided, That the Secretary notifies the appropriate committees of Congress 30 days in advance of the intended use of such

funds: Provided further, That this section remains effective until

September 30, 2004.

SEC. 129. None of the funds made available in this Act may be

transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the

United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by,

or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

SEC. 130. Amounts appropriated for a military construction

project at Camp Kyle, Korea, relating to construction of a physical

fitness center, as authorized by section 8160 of the Department of

Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–79; 113 Stat.

1274), shall be available instead for a similar project at Camp

Bonifas, Korea.

SEC. 131. (a) REQUESTS FOR FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RES- TORATION AT BRAC SITES IN FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.—In the budget

justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2003,

the amount requested for environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities in such fiscal year

with respect to military installations approved for closure or realignment under the base closure laws shall accurately reflect the

anticipated cost of such activities in such fiscal year.

(b) BASE CLOSURE LAWS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘base closure laws’’ means the following:

(1) Section 2687 of title 10, United States Code.

(2) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990

(part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687

note).

(3) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and

Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10

U.S.C. 2687 note).

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction Appropriation Act, 2003’’.
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And the Senate agree to the same.

DAVID L. HOBSON,

JAMES T. WALSH,

DAN MILLER,

ROBERT ADERHOLT,

KAY GRANGER,

VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr.,

JOE SKEEN,

DAVID VITTER,

C.W. BILL YOUNG,

JOHN W. OLVER,

CHET EDWARDS,

SAM FARR,

ALLEN BOYD,

NORMAN D. DICKS,

DAVID R. OBEY,

Managers on the Part of the House.

DIANNE FEINSTEIN, DANIEL K. INOUYE, TIM JOHNSON, MARY L. LANDRIEU, HARRY REID, ROBERT C. BYRD, KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, CONRAD BURNS, LARRY CRAIG, MIKE DEWINE, TED STEVENS, Managers on the Part of the Senate.

(13)

JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF

CONFERENCE

The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the

conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the

amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5011) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes, submit the following joint

statement to the House of Representatives and the Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and

recommended in the accompanying conference report.

The Senate deleted the entire House bill after the enacting

clause and inserted the Senate bill (S. 2709). The conference agreement includes a revised bill.

ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST

Matters Addressed by Only One Committee.—The language and

allocations set forth in House Report 107–533 and Senate Report

107–202 should be complied with unless specifically addressed to

the contrary in the conference report and statement of the managers. Report language included by the House which is not changed

by the report of the Senate or the conference, and Senate report

language which is not changed by the conference is approved by

the committee of conference. The statement of the managers, while

repeating some report language for emphasis, does not intend to

negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided

herein. In cases where the House or the Senate have directed the

submission of a report from the Department of Defense, such report

is to be submitted to both House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

Foreign Currency Fluctuation Savings.—The conference agreement rescinds funds from the following accounts in the specified

amounts to reflect savings from favorable foreign currency fluctuations:

Account Amount

Military Construction, Army ................................................................. $13,676,000

Military Construction, Navy ................................................................. 1,340,000

Military Construction, Air Force .......................................................... 10,281,000

Military Construction, Defense-wide .................................................... 2,976,000

Family Housing Construction, Army ................................................... 4,920,000

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps .................... 2,652,000

Family Housing Construction, Air Force ............................................. 8,782,000

Total ............................................................................................. 44,627,000

Revised Economic Assumptions.—The conference agreement includes reductions totaling $57,000,000, which result from the Office

of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) re-estimation of inflation in

its mid-session review of the budget request. The conferees direct
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the Department to distribute these reductions proportionally

against each project and activity in each account as follows:

Account Amount

Military Construction, Army ................................................................. $8,000,000

Military Construction, Navy ................................................................. 5,000,000

Military Construction, Air Force .......................................................... 5,000,000

Military Construction, Defense-wide .................................................... 3,000,000

Military Construction, Army National Guard ..................................... 1,000,000

NATO Security Investment Program ................................................... 1,000,000

Family Housing Construction, Army ................................................... 2,000,000

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army .......................... 8,000,000

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps .................... 3,000,000

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine

Corps ................................................................................................... 6,000,000

Family Housing Construction, Air Force ............................................. 5,000,000

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................... 6,000,000

Base Realignment and Closure ............................................................ 4,000,000

Total ............................................................................................. 57,000,000

United States Army South.—In the statement of the managers

accompanying the Fiscal Year 2002 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (Public Law 107–117), the conferees directed the Department of the Army to provide information to the House and

Senate Committees on Appropriations by February 28, 2002, regarding the relocation of the headquarters of U.S. Army South. The

Army failed to comply with this direction for several reasons, some

of which were not within its control. Nonetheless, the conferees remind the Department of the Army that it expects compliance with

specific direction included in committee reports. If the Army is unable to comply with that direction or changes the manner in which

the direction is to be implemented, the committees should be given

the courtesy of an explanation.

Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization: Reporting Requirement.—The conferees agree to the following general rules for

repairing a facility under operation and maintenance funding:

Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement, and such replacement can be up to current standards or

code;

Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as

repair, but additions, new facilities, and functional conversions

must be performed as military construction projects;

Such projects may be done concurrent with repair projects,

as long as the final conjunctively funded project is a complete

and usable facility; and

The appropriate Service Secretary shall notify the appropriate Committees 21 days prior to carrying out any repair

project with an estimated cost in excess of $7,500,000.

In future budget requests, the Department is directed to provide the sustainment, restoration, and modernization backlog at all

installations for which there is a requested construction project.

This information is to be provided on the form 1390. In addition,

for all troop housing requests, the form 1391 is to show all

sustainment, restoration, and modernization conducted in the past

two years and future requirements for such housing at the installation.

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance: Financial Management.—The conferees agree to continue the restriction on the
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transfer of funds between the family housing operation and maintenance accounts. The limitation is ten percent to all primary accounts and subaccounts. Such transfers are to be reported to the

appropriate Committees within thirty days of such action.

Erosion Study.—The conferees direct the General Accounting

Office to conduct a study of Alaska Native villages affected by

flooding and erosion including but not limited to Kaktovik, Barrow,

Point Hope, Kivalina, Unalakleet, and Bethel.

The General Accounting Office should consult with the following agencies: (a) the Secretary of the Army to determine: (1)

which villages can reasonably be protected through construction of

seawalls, rip rap, and other engineered structures and at what

cost, and; (2) which villages cannot reasonably be protected and

will be required to relocate; (b) the Secretary of the Interior to

identify possible relocation sites including federal lands and existing villages; (c) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

to determine the cost of constructing housing and water and sewer

systems in relocated villages; (d) the Secretary of Health and

Human Services to determine the cost of constructing health facilities in relocated villages; (e) the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the cost of constructing power systems in relocated villages;

and (f) the Secretary of Transportation to determine the cost of constructing airports, roads, and dock facilities in relocated villages.

This report should be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than October 1, 2003.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement appropriates $1,683,710,000 for

Military Construction, Army, instead of $1,514,557,000 as proposed

by the House and $1,679,212,000 as proposed by the Senate. This

amount reflects $8,000,000 in savings that result from the re-estimation of inflation. Within this amount, the conference agreement

earmarks $163,135,000 for study, planning, design, architect and

engineer services, and host nation support instead of $158,664,000

as proposed by the House and $136,835,000 as proposed by the

Senate. The conference agreement rescinds $49,376,000 from funds

provided to this account in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts. The rescission includes $13,676,000 to reflect savings

from favorable foreign currency fluctuations as proposed by the

Senate. The House bill proposed rescinding these savings in section

128 of the General Provisions. In addition, the rescission includes

$5,000,000 from a project that is no longer needed at Fort Bliss in

Texas as proposed by the House, and $30,700,000 from three

projects that are no longer needed at Fort Buchanan in Puerto

Rico.

Kansas—Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Disciplinary Barracks.—The

conferees are concerned that the Department of the Army is planning to relinquish its current mission of confining level III military

inmates convicted under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice by

transferring the mission to the Bureau of Prisons. This decision appears to have been made despite the Army’s recent completion of

the new maximum security U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort
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Leavenworth, Kansas. The conferees direct the Army to submit a

report to the congressional defense committees no later than December 15, 2002, on the rationale for this proposal as well as the

impact a policy change will have on the operation of the new U.S.

Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

New Mexico—White Sands Missile Range: Anechoic Chamber.—Of the additional funds provided for planning and design in

this account, the conferees direct that not less than $1,000,000 be

made available for the planning and design of this facility.

Puerto Rico—Fort Buchanan: Rescission of Funds.—The conferees agree to rescind $30,700,000 from unobligated balances in

this account. The National Defense Authorization Act, 2001 (Public

Law 106–398) established a construction moratorium in Puerto

Rico due to concern over long-term stationing requirements. This

moratorium halted three previously appropriated construction

projects totaling $30,700,000 at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico. As

a result of the recent decision to relocate the headquarters of U.S.

Army South from Fort Buchanan to Fort Sam Houston, Texas,

these projects are no longer needed and the conferees agree to rescind the funds.

Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) Initiative.—The conference agreement includes $25,000,000 above the budget request

to assist in the Army’s transformation effort. The Senate proposed

$100,000,000 for this initiative. The House did not include a similar proposal. This funding is to support infrastructure requirements relating to fielding of the Stryker Brigade Combat Teams

(SBCTs). It is the intent of the conferees that the Army has the

discretion to determine how these funds will be allocated in support of transformation, subject to notification to the congressional

defense committees 15 days prior to the obligation of these funds.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement appropriates $1,305,128,000 for

Military Construction, Navy, instead of $1,245,765,000 as proposed

by the House and $1,216,643,000 as proposed by the Senate. This

amount reflects $5,000,000 in savings that result from the re-estimation of inflation. Within this amount, the conference agreement

earmarks $87,043,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services instead of $94,825,000 as proposed by the House

and $91,620,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement rescinds $1,340,000 from funds provided to this account in

previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts to reflect savings from favorable foreign currency fluctuations as proposed by

the Senate. The House bill proposed rescinding these funds in section 128 of the General Provisions.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement appropriates $1,080,247,000 for Military Construction, Air Force, instead of $964,302,000 as proposed by the House and $1,175,617,000 as proposed by the Senate.
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This amount reflects $5,000,000 in savings that result from the reestimation of inflation. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks $72,283,000 for study, planning, design, architect

and engineer services instead of $78,951,000 as proposed by the

House and $87,555,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference

agreement rescinds $13,281,000 from funds provided to this account in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts. The rescission includes $10,281,000 to reflect savings from favorable foreign currency fluctuations as proposed by the Senate. The House

bill proposed rescinding these savings in section 128 of the General

Provisions. In addition, the rescission includes $3,000,000 from

funds appropriated in Public Law 107–64 for the civil engineer

maintenance complex at Osan Air Base in Korea. The Defense Department has informed Congress that this project was canceled due

to the U.S.-Korea Land Partnership Plan signed on March 29,

2002.

Air Mobility Modernization Program.—The conference agreement includes $25,000,000 above the budget request to assist in

the Air Force’s mobility modernization program. The Senate proposed $100,000,000 for this initiative. The House did not include a

similar proposal. This funding is to support infrastructure requirements related to the implementation of this program. It is the intent of the conferees that the Air Force has the discretion to determine how these funds will be allocated in support of transformation, subject to notification to the congressional defense committees 15 days prior to the obligation of these funds.

Arizona—Luke Air Force Base: Land Acquisition.—The conferees agree to provide $13,000,000 to be used for a land acquisition to preserve access to the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR),

to prevent incompatible land uses and encroachment, and to increase the margin of safety in the Live Ordnance Departure Area

(LODA) southwest of Luke Air Force Base.

North Dakota—Minot Air Force Base: Cruise Missile Storage

Facility, Phase I.—Although the conferees were able to fund only

Phase I of this project due to funding constraints, the conferees recognize the importance of this facility and strongly urge the Air

Force to include full funding to complete the project in its fiscal

year 2004 budget submission.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement appropriates $874,645,000 for Military Construction, Defense-wide, instead of $901,066,000 as proposed by the House and $927,242,000 as proposed by the Senate.

This amount reflects $3,000,000 in savings that result from the reestimation of inflation. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks $50,432,000 for study, planning, design, architect

and engineer services instead of $45,432,000 as proposed by the

House and $57,789,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference

agreement rescinds $2,976,000 from funds provided to this account

in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts to reflect savings from favorable foreign currency fluctuations as proposed by
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the Senate. The House bill proposed rescinding these funds in section 128 of the General Provisions.

California—Presidio of Monterey: Medical Clinic Expansion.— The conferees are aware that the current medical clinic located at

the Presidio of Monterey, which serves both the Defense Language

Institute and the Naval Postgraduate School, must annually turn

away 10,000 active duty family members and a large retiree population of 20,000 because of insufficient clinic space for primary care

and selected specialty care. This situation is further exacerbated by

the increased student enrollment at the Defense Language Institute to meet the language training demands of Operation Enduring

Freedom. Therefore, the conferees encourage the Department to

make this project a priority and program the requirement within

the Future Years Defense Plan.

Chemical Demilitarization.—The conference agreement reduces

the budget request for the Ammunition Demilitarization Facility

(Phase V) project at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland by

$10,000,000 rather than a general reduction to the chemical demilitarization program as proposed by the Senate. The House did not

include a similar reduction. The reduced amount reflects revised facility requirements resulting from the acceleration initiative for the

destruction of chemical agents at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

The conferees are pleased with the Army’s proposal to accelerate the neutralization of chemical agents and urge the Department of Defense to execute it as quickly as possible. The chemicals

stored at these sites create health and environmental hazards.

As a result of revisions to accelerate the chemical demilitarization program, several military construction projects at Aberdeen

Proving Ground have been terminated, leaving partially-completed

structures. The conferees support the Department of the Army efforts to redesign and complete these partially-constructed buildings

to meet other military construction needs. The conferees urge the

Department of Defense to reach firm decisions on the re-use of

these buildings without further delay. The Department is directed

to submit a report to the congressional defense committees no later

than December 31, 2002, on plans for re-use of existing and partially-constructed chemical demilitarization buildings at Aberdeen

Proving Ground that are not needed as a result of the accelerated

program. The conferees encourage the use of available funds to

complete planning and design for re-use of the partially-constructed

buildings during fiscal year 2003, and urge the Department to include the redesigned projects in the fiscal year 2004 budget submission.

In addition, the conferees agree to delete language proposed by

the House and not included by the Senate, that makes $84,400,000

contingent upon the program meeting milestones agreed upon by

the Secretary of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget. This language is not necessary and potentially could cause

Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty compliance issues.

Energy Conservation Improvement Program.—The conferees

agree to reduce this program by $15,000,000 due to substantial

prior year unobligated balances.

Texas—Kingsville Naval Air Station: Replace Fuel Farm.—The

conferees agree this project should be executed with funds made
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available for planning and design in this account rather than with

funds in the ‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’ account, as proposed by

the Senate.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

The conference agreement appropriates $241,377,000 for Military Construction, Army National Guard, instead of $159,672,000

as proposed by the House and $208,482,000 as proposed by the

Senate. This amount reflects $1,000,000 in savings that result from

the re-estimation of inflation.

Indiana—Gary: Army Aviation Support Facility and Readiness

Center.—In response to the additional needs of homeland security

and the protection of metropolitan areas, the conferees encourage

the Army National Guard to include this project in its fiscal year

2004 budget submission.

Iowa—Waterloo: Readiness Center Addition.—Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the conferees urge the Army National Guard to provide $1,388,400 for an

addition to the Readiness Center at Waterloo, Iowa.

Mississippi—Tupelo: Army Aviation Support Facility.—Of the

amount provided for planning and design in this account, the conferees direct that not less than $891,000 be made available to design this facility instead of $879,000 for design of the Readiness

Center at Tupelo, Mississippi as proposed by the House.

Pennsylvania—Fort Indiantown Gap: Multipurpose Training

Range.—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the conferees direct that not less than $1,400,000 be made

available to design this project.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

The conference agreement appropriates $203,813,000 for Military Construction, Air National Guard, instead of $119,613,000 as

proposed by the House and $217,988,000 as proposed by the Senate.

Massachusetts—Otis Air National Guard Base: Fire Crash Rescue Station/Control Tower.—The conferees agree this project

should be executed with funds made available for planning and design in this account as proposed by the House rather than with

funds in the ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’ account, as proposed by the Senate.

Minnesota—Duluth International Airport: Aircraft Maintenance

Complex and Shops, Phase II.—The conferees were unable to fully

fund the final phases of this project due to funding constraints.

Mindful of the importance of the facility, the conferees strongly

urge the Air National Guard to provide full funding to complete the

project in its fiscal year 2004 budget submission.

Ohio—Toledo Express Airport: Replace Logistics Complex.—Of

the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the

conferees direct that not less than $472,000 be made available for

the design of this facility.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

The conference agreement appropriates $100,554,000 for Military Construction, Army Reserve, instead of $99,059,000 as proposed by the House and $66,487,000 as proposed by the Senate.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE

The conference agreement appropriates $74,921,000 for Military Construction, Naval Reserve, instead of $75,821,000 as proposed by the House and $58,671,000 as proposed by the Senate.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

The conference agreement appropriates $67,226,000 for Military Construction, Air Force Reserve, instead of $75,276,000 as

proposed by the House and $58,209,000 as proposed by the Senate.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT

PROGRAM

Due to savings that result from the re-estimation of inflation,

the conferees agree to reduce this appropriation from $168,200,000

to $167,200,000.

The conferees agree to clarify Senate report language directing

the Department to identify the level of funding anticipated for

NATO enlargement and Partnership for Peace. This report should

be provided to the Committees on Appropriations no later than

June 15, 2003.

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement appropriates $280,356,000 for Family Housing Construction, Army, instead of $283,346,000 as proposed by the House and $282,856,000 as proposed by the Senate.

This amount reflects $2,000,000 in savings that result from the reestimation of inflation. The conference agreement rescinds

$4,920,000 from funds provided to this account in previous Military

Construction Appropriation Acts to reflect savings from favorable

foreign currency fluctuations as proposed by the Senate. The House

bill proposed rescinding these funds in section 128 of the General

Provisions.

Germany—Stuttgart: General Officer Quarters.—In light of the

symbolic importance of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief’s European Command residence in Stuttgart, the conferees deny the

budget request for $990,000 to build the new on-post General Officer Quarters (GOQ). The House proposed to fully fund the project.

The Senate proposed to reduce the project by $490,000.

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

Due to savings that result from the re-estimation of inflation

and a $5,000,000 reduction for excessive housing privatization consulting costs, the conferees agree to reduce this appropriation from

$1,119,007,000 to $1,106,007,000.
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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement appropriates $376,468,000 for Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, instead of

$380,268,000 as proposed by the House and $374,468,000 as proposed by the Senate. This amount reflects $3,000,000 in savings

that result from the re-estimation of inflation. The conference

agreement rescinds $2,652,000 from funds provided to this account

in previous Military Construction Appropriation Acts to reflect savings from favorable foreign currency fluctuations. The House bill

proposed rescinding these funds in section 128 of the General Provisions.

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE

CORPS

Due to savings that result from the re-estimation of inflation,

the conferees agree to reduce this appropriation from $867,788,000

to $861,788,000.

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement appropriates $684,824,000 for Family Housing Construction, Air Force, instead of $689,824,000 as

proposed by the House and $676,694,000 as proposed by the Senate. This amount reflects $5,000,000 in savings that result from the

re-estimation of inflation. The conference agreement rescinds

$8,782,000 from funds provided to this account in previous Military

Construction Appropriation Acts to reflect savings from favorable

foreign currency fluctuations as proposed by the Senate. The House

bill proposed rescinding these funds in section 128 of the General

Provisions.

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

Due to savings that result from the re-estimation of inflation

and a $5,000,000 reduction for excessive housing privatization consulting costs, the conferees agree to reduce this appropriation from

$874,050,000 to $863,050,000.

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT

The conference agreement appropriates $561,138,000 for the

Base Realignment and Closure Account, instead of $545,138,000 as

proposed by the House and $645,138,000 as proposed by the Senate. This amount reflects $4,000,000 in savings that result from the

re-estimation of inflation.

Environmental Cleanup Acceleration Initiative.—The conference agreement includes $20,000,000 above the budget request

to accelerate the pace of environmental cleanup at closed or realigned military installations. The Senate proposed $100,000,000

for this initiative. The House did not include a similar proposal.

Based on requirements identified by the services, the conferees direct that, of the additional funding provided, $11,000,000 be made
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available for the Navy, $6,000,000 for the Air Force, and

$3,000,000 for the Army.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The conference agreement includes general provisions (sections

101–120) that were not amended by either the House or Senate in

their versions of the bill.

The conference agreement includes a provision, section 121, as

proposed by the House, which prohibits the expenditure of funds

except in compliance with the Buy American Act. The Senate bill

contained no similar provision.

The conference agreement includes a provision, section 122, as

proposed by the House, which states the recipients of equipment or

products purchased with funds provided in this Act should be notified that they must purchase American-made equipment and products. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 123, as proposed by the Senate, permitting the transfer of

funds from Family Housing Construction accounts to the Family

Housing Improvement Fund. The House bill contained a similar

provision with additional language permitting the transfer of funds

from unaccompanied housing projects in the Military Construction

accounts to the Family Housing Improvement Fund to support barracks privatization. Without prejudice to the concept, the conferees

agree to delete language as proposed by the House allowing the

service components to intermingle family housing and unaccompanied housing funds for the purpose of privatizing barracks

projects. Rather than authorizing these expenditures, the conferees

prefer to wait for policy guidance from the authorizing committees.

Areas of concern, however, are the unknown consequences of

co-mingling these funds to the integrity of the audit trail. Specifically, the conferees are concerned that the Department of Defense

and Congress must be able to clearly identify and track the financial advantages of privatizing unaccompanied barracks versus the

traditional military construction approach. Especially during this

pilot program, a merger of family housing and unaccompanied

housing funding would not allow for a true comparison. Without

that analysis, the Congress will not be able to determine the best

approach to provide funds for unaccompanied housing.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 124, as proposed by the Senate, to prohibit the obligation

of funds for Partnership for Peace programs in the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union. The House bill contained no similar provision. The Administration requested eliminating this limitation on providing NATO Security Investment Program (NSIP) funds for non-NATO countries that participate in

Partnership for Peace programs. The conferees are concerned that

NSIP funds are already oversubscribed and that expanding the

scope of the program beyond NATO membership would compound

an already serious problem. However, the conferees agree that the

matter can be re-addressed should the Department have compelling and specific reasons to make NSIP funds available beyond the

alliance.
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The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 125, as proposed by the House and the Senate, which requires the Secretary of Defense to notify Congressional Committees

sixty days prior to issuing a solicitation for a contract with the private sector for military family housing.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 126, as proposed by the Senate, which provides transfer authority from the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) account to

the Homeowners Assistance Program. The House bill contained a

similar provision with additional language providing transfer authority from the operation and maintenance accounts in the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill to the Homeowners Assistance Program.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 127, as proposed by the Senate, regarding funding for operation and maintenance of general officer quarters. The House provision did not authorize after-the-fact notification for costs associated with environmental remediation.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 128, as proposed by the House, authorizing the use of private funds for the construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of historic residences at 8th and I Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. The conferees agree to modify the provision by changing the authorization expiration from September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2004. The conferees direct the Secretary of the Navy to

submit a report no later than February 28, 2003, outlining: (1) the

current status of renovation efforts at 8th and I; (2) the total funds

expended to date on renovation efforts (appropriated funds and private funds); (3) the current balance of the Friends of the Home of

the Commandant’s Fund, Fund activities to date, and future activities planned for the Fund; and (4) the overall projected cost of the

renovation efforts at 8th and I.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 129, as proposed by the House, which limits funds from

being transferred from this appropriation measure into any new instrumentality without authority from an appropriation Act. The

Senate bill contained no similar provision.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 130, as proposed by the House, which transfers amounts

appropriated for a physical fitness center at Camp Kyle, Korea, to

a similar project at Camp Bonifas, Korea. The Senate bill contained

no similar provision.

The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered

section 131, as proposed by the Senate, which directs the Department of Defense to accurately reflect the cost of environmental remediation activities in its future budget submissions for the Base

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) account. The House bill contained no similar provision.

Those general provisions not included in the conference agreement are as follows:

The conference agreement deletes the House provision rescinding funds from various accounts to reflect savings from favorable

foreign currency fluctuations.
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The conference agreement deletes the House provision limiting

funds from being expended to prepare conveyance documents at the

former Fort Ord in California.

The conference agreement deletes the House provision limiting

funds provided in this Act from being used to relocate the headquarters of U.S. Army, South.

The conference agreement deletes Senate sections 127 through

131. The projects provided in these provisions were considered

within the full scope of projects in conference. Projects included in

the conference agreement are provided in the state list accompanying this report.
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CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH COMPARISONS

The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year

2003 recommended by the Committee of Conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates,

and the House and Senate bills for 2003 follows:

[In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2002 ........................ $10,604,400

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003 9,664,04

House bill, fiscal year 2003 ................................................................... 10,083,000

Senate bill, fiscal year 2003 .................................................................. 10,622,000

Conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 .............................................. 10,499,000

Conference agreement compared with:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2002 ................ ¥105,400

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year

2003 .............................................................................................. +834,959

House bill, fiscal year 2003 ............................................................ +416,000

Senate bill, fiscal year 2003 ........................................................... ¥123,000

DAVID L. HOBSON,

JAMES T. WALSH,

DAN MILLER,

ROBERT ADERHOLT,

KAY GRANGER,

VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr.,

JOE SKEEN,

DAVID VITTER,

C.W. BILL YOUNG,

JOHN W. OLVER,

CHET EDWARDS,

SAM FARR,

ALLEN BOYD,

NORMAN D. DICKS,

DAVID R. OBEY,

Managers on the Part of the House.

DIANNE FEINSTEIN, DANIEL K. INOUYE, TIM JOHNSON, MARY L. LANDRIEU, HARRY REID, ROBERT C. BYRD, KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, CONRAD BURNS, LARRY CRAIG, MIKE DEWINE, TED STEVENS, Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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