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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5129

To provide for a reduction in the number of members of the Armed Forces

of the United States stationed in Europe unless the European member

nations of NATO assume an increased share of the nonpersonnel costs

of United States military installations in those nations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 29, 1994

Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred

jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To provide for a reduction in the number of members of

the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in

Europe unless the European member nations of NATO

assume an increased share of the nonpersonnel costs

of United States military installations in those nations.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY

4 FORCES IN EUROPE.

5 (a) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS FOR MILITARY

6 PERSONNEL IN EUROPE.—Notwithstanding section

7 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act,
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1 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), but subject to subsection (d),

2 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999,

3 the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the European end

4 strength level of members of the Armed Forces in accord5 ance with subsection (b).

6 (b) REDUCTION FORMULA.—

7 (1) APPLICATION OF FORMULA.—If the allied

8 contribution level determined under paragraph (2)

9 for a fiscal year is below the goal specified in sub10 section (c) applicable to that fiscal year, the Sec11 retary of Defense shall reduce the European end

12 strength level of members of the Armed Forces by

13 10 percent in equal installments over the next four

14 fiscal years. The 10-percent reduction shall be made

15 from the end strength level in effect pursuant to sec16 tion 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza17 tion Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as modified

18 by operation of this section, for the fiscal year in

19 which the Secretary determines that such reduction

20 is required.

21 (2) ALLIED CONTRIBUTION LEVEL.—To deter22 mine the allied contribution level with respect to a

23 fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall calculate

24 the aggregate amount of nonpersonnel costs for

25 United States military installations in European
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1 member nations of NATO that are assumed during

2 that fiscal year by such nations, except that the Sec3 retary may consider only those cash and in-kind con4 tributions by such nations that replace expenditures

5 that would otherwise be made by the Secretary using

6 funds appropriated or otherwise made available in

7 defense appropriations Acts.

8 (3) TERMINATION OF REDUCTIONS.— The Sec9 retary shall cease making the reduction required by

10 paragraph (1) for a fiscal year if the allied contribu11 tion level is equal to or above the goal specified in

12 subsection (c) applicable to that fiscal year.

13 (c) ANNUAL GOALS FOR FORCE REDUCTION.—In

14 continuing efforts to enter into revised host-nation agree15 ments as described in section 1301(e) of National Defense

16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–

17 484; 106 Stat. 2545) and section 1401(c) of the National

18 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public

19 Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1824), the President is urged

20 to seek to have European member nations of NATO as21 sume an increased share of the nonpersonnel costs of

22 United States military installations in those nations in ac23 cordance with the following timetable:

24 (1) By September 30, 1995, 15 percent of such

25 costs should be assumed by those nations.
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1 (2) By September 30, 1996, 30 percent of such

2 costs should be assumed by those nations.

3 (3) By September 30, 1997, 40 percent of such

4 costs should be assumed by those nations.

5 (4) By September 30, 1998, 50 percent of such

6 costs should be assumed by those nations.

7 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—

8 (1) MINIMUM END STRENGTH AUTHORITY.—

9 Notwithstanding reductions required pursuant to

10 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may main11 tain a European end strength level of members of

12 the Armed Forces of at least 25,000 members of the

13 Armed Forces.

14 (2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President or the

15 Secretary of Defense may waive operation of this

16 section in the case of a significant threat to national

17 security, as determined by the President or the Sec18 retary. The President or the Secretary shall imme19 diately inform Congress of the waiver and the rea20 sons for the waiver.

21 (e) ALLOCATION OF FORCE REDUCTIONS.—To the

22 extent that there is a reduction in the European end

23 strength level of members of the Armed Forces in a fiscal

24 year pursuant to subsection (a)—
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1 (1) half of the reduction shall be used to make

2 a corresponding reduction in the authorized end

3 strength level for active duty personnel for such

4 Armed Force for that fiscal year; and

5 (2) half of the reduction shall be used to make

6 a corresponding increase in permanent assignments

7 or deployments of forces in the United States or

8 other nations (other than European member nations

9 of NATO) for each such Armed Force for that fiscal

10 year, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

11 (f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:

12 (1) The term ‘‘European end strength level of

13 members of the Armed Forces’’ means the end

14 strength level of members of the Armed Forces of

15 the United States assigned to permanent duty

16 ashore in European member nations of the North

17 Atlantic Treaty Organization.

18 (2) The term ‘‘nonpersonnel costs’’, with re19 spect to United States military installations in Euro20 pean member nations of NATO, means costs for

21 those installations other than costs paid from mili22 tary personnel accounts.

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