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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 107TH CONGRESS

2d Session

REPORT

2002

107–603

COST OF WAR AGAINST TERRORISM

AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2002

R E P O R T

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ON

H.R. 4547

together with

ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

JULY 23, 2002.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

(II)

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS

BOB STUMP, Arizona, Chairman

DUNCAN HUNTER, California

JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah

CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania

JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado

JIM SAXTON, New Jersey

JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York

TERRY EVERETT, Alabama

ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland

HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, California

J.C. WATTS, JR., Oklahoma

MAC THORNBERRY, Texas

JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana

SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia

VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee

WALTER B. JONES, JR., North Carolina

LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina

JIM RYUN, Kansas

BOB RILEY, Alabama

JIM GIBBONS, Nevada

ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina

HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico

KEN CALVERT, California

ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut

ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida

MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois

JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia

ED SCHROCK, Virginia

W. TODD AKIN, Missouri

RANDY FORBES, Virginia

JEFF MILLER, Florida

JOE WILSON, South Carolina

IKE SKELTON, Missouri

JOHN M. SPRATT, JR., South Carolina

SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas

LANE EVANS, Illinois

GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi

NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii

MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts

ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois

SILVESTRE REYES, Texas

THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine

VIC SNYDER, Arkansas

JIM TURNER, Texas

ADAM SMITH, Washington

LORETTA SANCHEZ, California

JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut

MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina

CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas

CYNTHIA A. MCKINNEY, Georgia

ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California

ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania

ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey

BARON P. HILL, Indiana

MIKE THOMPSON, California

JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut

SUSAN A. DAVIS, California

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island

RICK LARSEN, Washington

ROBERT S. RANGEL, Staff Director

(III)

C O N T E N T S

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Explanation of the Committee Amendments ........................................................ 6

Purpose and Background ........................................................................................ 6

Relationship of Authorization to Appropriations .................................................. 7

Summary of Authorization in the Bill ................................................................... 7

Summary Table of Authorizations ......................................................................... 7

Legislative Provisions .......................................................................................... 9

Section 1—Short Title; Table of Contents ................................................... 9

Section 2—Amounts Authorized for the War on Terrorism ...................... 9

Section 3—Additional Authorizations ......................................................... 9

TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS ........................................ 10

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST ...................................................................... 10

Improving Intelligence Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination for and

in the Military ............................................................................................... 10

Military Construction for Units Activated To Support the War on Terrorism ............................................................................................................. 10

Special Operations Command Training ............................................................. 10

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ............................................................................. 11

Subtitle A—Authorizations to Transfer Accounts .......................................... 11

Section 101—War on Terrorism Operations Funds ................................... 11

Section 102—War on Terrorism Equipment Replacement and Enhancement Fund ................................................................................................. 11

Section 103—General Provisions Applicable to Transfers ......................... 12

Subtitle B—Authorizations to Specified Accounts ......................................... 12

Section 111—Army Procurement ................................................................. 12

Section 112—Navy and Marine Corps Procurement .................................. 12

Section 113—Air Force Procurement .......................................................... 12

Section 114—Defense-Wide Activities Procurement .................................. 12

Section 115—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, DefenseWide ............................................................................................................ 13

Section 116—Classified Activities ............................................................... 13

Section 117—Global Information Grid System .......................................... 13

Section 118—Operation and Maintenance .................................................. 13

Section 119—Military Personnel ................................................................. 13

Subtitle C—Military Construction Authorizations ........................................ 13

Section 131—Authorized Military Construction and Land Acquisition

Projects ....................................................................................................... 13

TITLE II—WARTIME PAY AND ALLOWANCE INCREASES .......................... 14

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ............................................................................. 14

Section 201—Increase in Rate for Family Separation Allowance ............. 14

Section 202—Increase in Rates for Various Hazardous Duty Incentive

Pays ............................................................................................................ 14

Section 203—Increase in Rate for Diving Duty Special Pay ..................... 14

Section 204—Increase in Rate for Imminent Danger Pay ......................... 14

Section 205—Increase in Rate for Career Enlisted Flyer Incentive Pay . 14

Section 206—Increase in Amount of Death Gratuity ................................ 14

Section 207—Effective Date ......................................................................... 14

TITLE III—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ............................................................. 15

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ............................................................................. 15

Section 301—Establishment of At Least One Weapon of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in Each State ................................................... 15

Section 302—Authority for Joint Task Forces to Provide Support to

Law Enforcement Agencies Conducting Counter-Terrorism Activities 15

Section 303—Sense of Congress on Assistance to First Responders ........ 15

Departmental Data .................................................................................................. 15

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Committee Position ................................................................................................. 16

Fiscal Data ............................................................................................................... 16

Congressional Budget Office Estimate ............................................................... 16

Committee Cost Estimate .................................................................................... 20

Oversight Findings .................................................................................................. 20

General Performance Goals and Objectives .......................................................... 20

Constitutional Authority Statement ...................................................................... 20

Statement of Federal Mandates ............................................................................. 20

Record Votes ............................................................................................................. 21

Changes in Existing Law as Made by the Bill ...................................................... 24

Additional and Dissenting Views............................................................................ 28, 29

Additional Views of Tom Allen, Susan Davis, Ellen Tauscher, Lane Evans,

Ike Skelton, and James Langevin ................................................................... 28

Dissenting Views of Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney ................................ 29

107TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 107–603

COST OF WAR AGAINST TERRORISM AUTHORIZATION ACT

OF 2002

JULY 23, 2002.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. STUMP, from the Committee on Armed Services,

submitted the following

R E P O R T

together with

ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 4547]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the bill

(H.R. 4547) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for

military activities of the Department of Defense and to prescribe

military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2003, having considered

the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.

The amendment is as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cost of War Against Terrorism

Authorization Act of 2002’’.

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Amounts authorized for the War on Terrorism.

Sec. 3. Additional authorizations

TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Subtitle A—Authorizations to Transfer Accounts

Sec. 101. War on Terrorism Operations Fund.

Sec. 102. War on Terrorism Equipment Replacement and Enhancement Fund.

Sec. 103. General provisions applicable to transfers.

Subtitle B—Authorizations to Specified Accounts

Sec. 111. Army procurement.

Sec. 112. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.

Sec. 113. Air Force procurement.

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Sec. 114. Defense-wide activities procurement.

Sec. 115. Research, development, test, and evaluation, defense-wide.

Sec. 116. Classified activities.

Sec. 117. Global Information Grid system.

Sec. 118. Operation and maintenance.

Sec. 119. Military personnel.

Subtitle C—Military Construction Authorizations

Sec. 131. Authorized military construction and land acquisition projects.

TITLE II—WARTIME PAY AND ALLOWANCE INCREASES

Sec. 201. Increase in rate for family separation allowance.

Sec. 202. Increase in rates for various hazardous duty incentive pays.

Sec. 203. Increase in rate for diving duty special pay.

Sec. 204. Increase in rate for imminent danger pay.

Sec. 205. Increase in rate for career enlisted flyer incentive pay.

Sec. 206. Increase in amount of death gratuity.

Sec. 207. Effective date.

TITLE III—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Establishment of at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State.

Sec. 302. Authority for joint task forces to provide support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.

Sec. 303. Sense of Congress on assistance to first responders.

SEC. 2. AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED FOR THE WAR ON TERRORISM.

The amounts authorized to be appropriated in this Act, totalling $10,000,000,000,

are authorized for the conduct of operations in continuation of the war on terrorism

in accordance with the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40;

50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and, to the extent appropriations are made pursuant to such

authorizations, shall only be expended in a manner consistent with the purposes

stated in section 2(a) thereof.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS.

The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act are in addition to amounts

authorized to be appropriated for military functions of the Department of Defense

for fiscal year 2003 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

or any other Act.

TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF

APPROPRIATIONS

Subtitle A—Authorizations to Transfer Accounts

SEC. 101. WAR ON TERRORISM OPERATIONS FUND.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2003 the amount of

$3,544,682,000, to be available only for operations in accordance with the purposes

stated in section 2 for Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Funds authorized in the preceding sentence may only be used as provided in subsection (b).

(b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Subject to section 103, the Secretary of Defense may,

in the Secretary’s discretion, transfer amounts authorized in subsection (a) to any

fiscal year 2003 military personnel or operation and maintenance account of the Department of Defense for the purposes stated in that subsection.

SEC. 102. WAR ON TERRORISM EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT FUND.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2003 the amount of

$1,000,000,000, to be available only in accordance with the purposes stated in section 2 and to be used only as provided in subsection (b).

(b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Subject to section 103, the Secretary of Defense may,

in the Secretary’s discretion, transfer amounts authorized in subsection (a) to any

fiscal year 2003 procurement or research, development, test, and evaluation account

of the Department of Defense for the purpose of—

(1) emergency replacement of equipment and munitions lost or expended in

operations conducted as part of Operation Noble Eagle or Operation Enduring

Freedom; or

(2) enhancement of critical military capabilities necessary to carry out operations pursuant to Public Law 107–40.

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SEC. 103. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TRANSFERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts transferred pursuant to section 101(b) or 102(b) shall

be merged with, and available for the same purposes and the same time period as,

the account to which transferred.

(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE-AND-WAIT REQUIREMENT.—A transfer may not be

made under section 101(b) or 102(b) until the Secretary of Defense has submitted

a notice in writing to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on

Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of the proposed transfer

and a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date such notice is received. Any such

notice shall include specification of the amount of the proposed transfer, the account

to which the transfer is to be made, and the purpose of the transfer.

(c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY CUMULATIVE.—The transfer authority provided by this

subtitle is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Secretary of

Defense under this Act or any other Act.

Subtitle B—Authorizations to Specified Accounts

SEC. 111. ARMY PROCUREMENT.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement accounts of the Army in amounts as follows:

(1) For ammunition, $94,000,000.

(2) For other procurement, $10,700,000.

SEC. 112. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT.

(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003

for procurement accounts for the Navy in amounts as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $106,000,000.

(2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $633,000,000.

(b) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal

year 2003 for the procurement account for the Marine Corps in the amount of

$25,200,000.

(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION.—Funds are hereby authorized to be

appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the procurement account for ammunition for

the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $120,600,000.

SEC. 113. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement accounts for the Air Force in amounts as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $214,550,000.

(2) For ammunition, $157,900,000.

(3) For other procurement, $10,800,000.

SEC. 114. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the procurement account for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $620,414,000.

SEC. 115. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the research, development, test, and evaluation account for Defense-wide activities in the

amount of $390,100,000.

SEC. 116. CLASSIFIED ACTIVITIES.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense

for fiscal year 2003 for unspecified intelligence and classified activities in the

amount of $1,980,674,000, of which—

(1) $1,618,874,000 is authorized to be appropriated to procurement accounts;

(2) $301,600,000 is authorized to be appropriated to operation and maintenance accounts; and

(3) $60,200,000 is authorized to be appropriated to research, development,

test, and evaluation accounts.

SEC. 117. GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID SYSTEM.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department

of Defense system known as the Global Information Grid may be obligated until the

Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives the Secretary’s certification that the end-to-end system is secure and protected from unauthorized access to the information transmitted through the system.

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SEC. 118. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the use

of the Armed Forces for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and

maintenance, in amounts as follows:

(1) For the Army, $14,270,000.

(2) For the Navy, $5,252,500.

(3) For the Marine Corps, $11,396,000.

(4) For the Air Force, $517,285,000.

SEC. 119. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for

military personnel accounts for fiscal year 2003 a total of $503,100,000.

Subtitle C—Military Construction Authorizations

SEC. 131. AUTHORIZED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

(a) PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b), the Secretary of the military department

concerned may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for

the installations and locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Projects Authorized

Military Department Installation or location Amount

Department of the Army ......... Qatar ................................................... $8,600,000

Department of the Navy ......... Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,

Cuba ................................................. $4,280,000

Naval Station, Rota, Spain ................ $18,700,000

Department of the Air Force .. Bolling Air Force Base, District of

Columbia .......................................... $3,500,000

Total ................................................. $35,080,000

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the military construction projects authorized by

subsection (a) in the total amount of $35,080,000.

TITLE II—WARTIME PAY AND ALLOWANCE

INCREASES

SEC. 201. INCREASE IN RATE FOR FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.

Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$100’’

and inserting ‘‘$125’’.

SEC. 202. INCREASE IN RATES FOR VARIOUS HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAYS.

(a) FLIGHT PAY FOR CREW MEMBERS.—Subsection (b) of section 301 of title 37,

United States Code, is amended by striking the table and inserting the following

new table:

‘‘Pay grade: Monthly Rate

O–10 ................................................................................................................................................................ $200

O–9 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200

O–8 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200

O–7 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200

O–6 .................................................................................................................................................................. $300

O–5 .................................................................................................................................................................. $300

O–4 .................................................................................................................................................................. $275

O–3 .................................................................................................................................................................. $225

O–2 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200

O–1 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200

W–5 ................................................................................................................................................................. $300

W–4 ................................................................................................................................................................. $300

W–3 ................................................................................................................................................................. $225

W–2 ................................................................................................................................................................. $200

W–1 ................................................................................................................................................................. $200

E–9 .................................................................................................................................................................. $290

E–8 .................................................................................................................................................................. $290

E–7 .................................................................................................................................................................. $290

E–6 .................................................................................................................................................................. $265

E–5 .................................................................................................................................................................. $240

E–4 .................................................................................................................................................................. $215

E–3 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200

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‘‘Pay grade: Monthly Rate

E–2 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200 E–1 .................................................................................................................................................................. $200’’.

(b) INCENTIVE PAY FOR PARACHUTE JUMPING WITHOUT STATIC LINE.—Subsection

(c)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$225’’ and inserting ‘‘$275’’. (c) OTHER HAZARDOUS DUTIES.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by

striking ‘‘$150’’ and inserting ‘‘$200’’. (d) REMOVAL OF AIR WEAPONS CONTROLLER CREW MEMBERS FROM LIST OF HAZ- ARDOUS DUTIES.—Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (12);

(B) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a period; and

(C) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; and

(2) in subsection (c), as amended by subsections (b) and (c) of this section— (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and

(B) by striking paragraph (2).

SEC. 203. INCREASE IN RATE FOR DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY.

Section 304(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘$240’’ and inserting ‘‘$290’’; and

(2) by striking ‘‘$340’’ and inserting ‘‘$390’’.

SEC. 204. INCREASE IN RATE FOR IMMINENT DANGER PAY.

Section 310(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$150’’ and

inserting ‘‘$250’’.

SEC. 205. INCREASE IN RATE FOR CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE PAY.

The table in section 320(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read

as follows:

‘‘Years of aviation service Monthly rate

4 or less ........................................................................................................................................... $200

Over 4 .............................................................................................................................................. $275

Over 8 .............................................................................................................................................. $400

Over 14 ............................................................................................................................................ $450’’.

SEC. 206. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF DEATH GRATUITY.

Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000’’

and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’.

SEC. 207. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by

this title shall take effect on the later of the following:

(1) The first day of the first month beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) October 1, 2002.

(b) DEATH GRATUITY.—The amendment made by section 206 shall apply with respect to a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of title 10, United States Code,

whose date of death occurs on or after the later of the following:

(1) The date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) October 1, 2002.

TITLE III—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF AT LEAST ONE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM IN EACH STATE.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:

(1) Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams are strategic assets,

stationed at the operational level, as an immediate response capability to assist

local responders in the event of an emergency within the United States involving use or potential use of weapons of mass destruction.

(2) Since September 11 2001, Civil Support Teams have responded to more

than 200 requests for support from civil authorities for actual or potential weapons of mass destruction incidents and have supported various national events,

including the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the 2002 Winter Olympics.

(3) To enhance homeland security as the Nation fights the war against terrorism, each State and territory must have a Weapons of Mass Destruction

Civil Support Team to respond to potential weapons of mass destruction incidents.

(4) In section 1026 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for

Fiscal Year 2003 as passed the House of Representatives on May 10, 2002 (H.R.

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4546 of the 107th Congress), the House of Representatives has already taken

action to that end by expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish 23 additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support

Teams in order to provide at least one such team in each State and territory.

(5) According to a September 2001 report of the Comptroller General entitled ‘‘Combating Terrorism’’, the Department of Defense plans that there eventually

should be a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams in each State,

territory, and the District of Columbia.

(b) REQUIREMENT.—From funds authorized to be appropriated in section 101, the

Secretary of Defense shall ensure that there is established at least one Weapons of

Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State.

(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:

(1) The term ‘‘Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team’’ means a

team of members of the reserve components of the armed forces that is established under section 12310(c) of title 10, United States Code, in support of emergency preparedness programs to prepare for or to respond to any emergency involving the use of a weapon of mass destruction.

(2) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin

Islands, and Guam.

(d) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that

subsection (b) is fully implemented not later than September 30, 2003.

SEC. 302. AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK FORCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES.

(a) AUTHORITY.—A joint task force of the Department of Defense that provides

support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-drug activities may also

provide, consistent with all applicable laws and regulations, support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.

(b) CONDITIONS.—Any support provided under subsection (a) may only be provided

in the geographic area of responsibility of the joint task force.

(c) FUNDS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003

in the amount of $5,000,000 to provide support for counter-terrorism activities in

accordance with subsections (a) and (b).

SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE TO FIRST RESPONDERS.

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should, to the extent the

Secretary determines appropriate, use funds provided in this Act to assist, train,

and equip local fire and police departments that would be a first responder to a domestic terrorist incident that may come about in connection with the continued fight

to prosecute the war on terrorism.

EXPLANATION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

The committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute during the consideration of H.R. 4547. The title of the bill

is amended to reflect the amendment to the text of the bill. The

remainder of the report discusses the bill, as amended.

PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

The President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2003 included a

provision for the establishment of a special reserve fund in the

amount of $10 billion exclusively for the purpose of financing the

costs of the war on terrorism. The Concurrent Resolution on the

Budget for Fiscal Year 2003, H. Con. Res. 353, endorsed this request by creating such a reserve fund in section 201 which stipulates that the $10 billion in fiscal year 2003 budget authority contained in this fund would only be used to adjust the national defense function allocation ‘‘if the Committee on Appropriations or

the Committee on Armed Services reports a bill . . . that provides

new budget authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) for operations of the Department of Defense to prosecute the war on terrorism.’’

Accordingly, the Committee on Armed Services, in considering

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lished a two-part authorization process. The first part consisted of

the baseline defense authorization bill addressing the entirety of

the fiscal year 2003 defense program minus the $10 billion war reserve fund. This bill, H.R. 4546, was reported out of committee on

May 1, 2002 and passed the House on May 10, 2002. The second

part involved the remaining $10 billion of the President’s request

and received preliminary consideration by the committee on May 1,

2002, but complete consideration was deferred pending a detailed

budget amendment request by the President. On July 3, 2002, the

President transmitted to Congress such a budget amendment requesting that the Congress authorize and appropriate $10 billion

for fiscal year 2003 in a Defense Emergency Response Fund and

grant the Department of Defense significant latitude in executing

this fund.

On July 18, 2002, the Committee on Armed Services met and

continued consideration of the H.R. 4547, the Cost of War Authorization Act of 2002, amending it to cover the totality of the remaining $10 billion of the President’s budget request. The committee

amendment declines to establish the Defense Emergency Response

Fund for fiscal year 2003. The committee has found this fiscal device to significantly reduce the ability of Congress to track and conduct oversight over the execution of Department of Defense funds.

However, the Committee recognizes the unique challenges facing

the Department as it continues to prosecute an unpredictable and

unprecedented global war on terrorism. Therefore, the committee

amendment provides the Department with specific authorization to

execute those programs that have been specifically identified yet it

also provides significant flexibility in the execution of the remaining funds. The specific mechanism the Committee recommends is

detailed below.

RELATIONSHIP OF AUTHORIZATION TO APPROPRIATIONS

The bill does not generally provide budget authority. The bill authorizes appropriations. Subsequent appropriation acts provide

budget authority. The bill addresses the following categories in the

Department of Defense budget: procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; operation and maintenance; military

personnel; and military construction.

SUMMARY OF AUTHORIZATION IN THE BILL

The President requested, by amendment, budget authority of

$10.0 billion for the national defense budget function for fiscal year

2003. Of this amount, the President requested up to $1.9 billion for

Procurement or Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts; up to $2.5 billion for Military Personnel accounts; and up

to $5.6 billion for Operation and Maintenance accounts as well as

Military Construction or Working Capital Funds.

The committee recommends an overall level of $10.0 billion in

budget authority.

SUMMARY TABLE OF AUTHORIZATIONS

The following table provides a summary of the amounts that

would be authorized for appropriation in the bill.

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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR H.R. 4547

[In thousands of dollars]

Account title FY 2003 HASC rec- ommendation

BA implication of

House recommenda- tion

PROCUREMENT

Procurement of Ammunition, Army:

105mm HE Recapitalization ................................................................................... 5,000 5,000

155mm M795 ......................................................................................................... 20,000 20,000

MACS ....................................................................................................................... 20,000 20,000

Fuze M762 .............................................................................................................. 5,000 5,000

105mm Illumination Round .................................................................................... 5,000 5,000

120mm Mortar High Explosive/Multi-Option Fuze .................................................. 10,000 10,000

25mm M919 ........................................................................................................... 9,000 9,000

5.56mm, All Types (Training Ammunition) ............................................................ 15,000 15,000

.50 Cal, All Types (Training Ammunition) .............................................................. 5,000 5,000

Other Procurement, Army:

Heavy Armored Sedan (SUV) .................................................................................. 10,700 10,700

Aircraft Procurement, Navy:

KC–130J .................................................................................................................. 83,500 83,500

C41 (E–P3 SIGINT Enhancements) ......................................................................... 22,500 22,500

Weapons Procurement, Navy:

AGM 114M Hellfire Missiles ................................................................................... 35,000 35,000

TOMAHAWK .............................................................................................................. 598,000 598,000

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps:

Bomb Bodies ........................................................................................................... 25,000 25,000

Laser Guided Bombs .............................................................................................. 61,300 61,300

JDAM ....................................................................................................................... 34,300 34,300

Procurement, Marine Corps: C41(Intell/Comm Equipment) ............................................ 25,200 24,200

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:

Global Hawk ............................................................................................................ 65,000 65,000

Predator .................................................................................................................. 60,550 60,550

C–135 Reengining .................................................................................................. 89,000 89,000

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force:

Bomb Bodies ........................................................................................................... 40,000 40,000

Laser Guided Bombs .............................................................................................. 11,900 11,900

JDAM ....................................................................................................................... 106,000 106,000

Other Procurement, Air Force: C41 (Integrated Broadcast Service) ............................... 10,800 10,800

Procurement, Defense-wide:

C41 (Bandwidth) .................................................................................................... 7,400 7,400

C41 (Global Information Grid) ................................................................................ 517,000 517,000

Chem/Bio (Joint Biological Defense Program) ....................................................... 30,000 30,000

Chem/Bio (Contamination Avoidance) .................................................................... 60,014 60,014

SOF Ordance Acquisition ........................................................................................ 6,000 6,000

Classified Activities ......................................................................................................... 1,618,874 1,618,874

Total Procurement .............................................................................................. 3,612,038 3,612,038

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-wide: Chemical/Biological Defense ............................................................................................................................ 390,100 390,100

Classified Activities ......................................................................................................... 60,200 60,200

Total Research, Development, Test and Evaluation .......................................... 450,300 450,300

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

Operation and Maintenance, Army: Contract Linguists .................................................. 14,270 14,270

Operation and Maintenance, Navy: C41 ......................................................................... 5,250 5,250

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps: C41 ............................................................ 11,400 11,400

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force: Operation Noble Eagle Combat Air Patrol ....... 517,280 517,280

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide: Counter-terrorism Joint Task Force ........... 5,000 5,000

Classified Activities ......................................................................................................... 301,600 301,600

Total Operation and Maintenance ..................................................................... 854,800 854,800

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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR H.R. 4547—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Account title FY 2003 HASC recommendation

BA implication of

House recommendation

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Military Personnel:

War Pays ................................................................................................................. 320,800 320,800

War Pay Increases .................................................................................................. 182,300 182,300

Total Military Personnel ..................................................................................... 503,100 503,100

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Military Construction, Army: Qatar .................................................................................. 8,600 8,600

Military Construction, Navy:

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ................................................................. 4,280 4,280

Naval Station, Rota, Spain ..................................................................................... 18,700 18,700

Military Construction, Air Force: Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia .............. 3,500 3,500

Total Military Construction ................................................................................. 35,080 35,080

WAR ON TERRORISM EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT FUND

Total War on Terrorism Equipment Enhancement and Replacement Fund ...... 1,000,000 1,000,000

WAR ON TERRORISM OPERATIONS FUND

Total War on Terrorism Operations Fund ........................................................... 3,544,682 3,544,682

Total Department of Defense Military (051) ...................................................... 10,000,000 10,000,000

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 1—Short Title; Table of Contents

This section provides that this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cost of

War Against Terrorism Authorization Act of 2002.’’

Section 2—Amounts Authorized for the War on Terrorism

This section would authorize $10 billion for the conduct of operations in continuation of the war on terrorism. This section further

provides that this authorization is in accordance with the Congressional Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Authorization for Use of Military

Force’’ (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). In pertinent part,

this Joint Resolution authorized the President of the United States

‘‘to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations,

organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001

*** ’’

Section 3—Additional Authorizations

This section provides that the funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act would be in addition to amounts authorized to

be appropriated for military functions of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2003 in the National Defense Authorization

Act for Fiscal Year 2003 or in any other Act.

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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Improving Intelligence Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination For

and In the Military

The committee notes that timely collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence to the warfighter are essential to winning the global war on terrorism. The armed forces must be able

to determine the plans and intentions of our enemies, whether they

are nations, groups or individuals. Human source intelligence, combined with other sources, often provides the key insight, particularly when combating terrorism.

Given the new threats the United States faces, the committee

strongly urges the Department of Defense to increase its emphasis

on human source intelligence collection and analysis. This must include additional personnel assigned to human source intelligence,

improving both their linguistic skills and regional expertise, and

establishing a career path that incentivizes retention of the best.

These capabilities take time to develop, but programs designed to

improve all aspects of human source intelligence will greatly enhance our ability to combat the new array of threats that face our

nation.

Military Construction for Units Activated To Support the War on

Terrorism

The committee is aware that a number of military units have

been activated in direct response to the September 11, 2001, attacks and the ongoing War on Terrorism. Some of these units, such

as the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism), are expected to be permanent additions to the force structure of their respective military service. The committee has learned that many of

these units are housed in temporary, inefficient workspaces that

detract from the unit’s ability to perform its primary mission. The

committee is concerned that the secretaries of the military departments have not provided the necessary military construction and

infrastructure to support the new unit activations, despite their direct connection to current operations. Accordingly, the committee

urges the secretaries of the military departments to complete planning and design activities for any new facilities required to support

these units and to advance these projects’ priority in their military

department’s Future Years Defense Plan.

Special Operations Command Training

The committee recognizes that training is an integral part of

readiness and is necessary to successfully prosecute the war on terrorism. The committee also recognizes that military aircraft normally utilized to accomplish certain types of specialized training

are sometimes unavailable. Due to the recent unavailability of military aircraft, the United States Special Operations Command

(USSOCOM) has been contracting with civilian aviation companies

to satisfy readiness requirements, primarily airborne operations

proficiency. The Department of Defense Air Transportation Quality

and Safety Review Program (DOD Directive 4500.53) was recently

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ian aviation providers. The committee understands that these new

administrative requirements may be impacting USSOCOMs ability

to maintain airborne operations proficiency. The committee urges

the Secretary of Defense to reevaluate DDOD 4500.53 to address

USSOCOMs specific readiness requirements.

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Authorizations to Transfer Accounts

Section 101—War on Terrorism Operations Fund

This section would authorize a fiscal year 2003 appropriation of

$3.54 billion for the Department of Defense to be used only for operations Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Enduring Freedom,

and permit the Secretary of Defense to transfer the authorized

funding, in amounts determined at the Secretary’s discretion, to

any fiscal year 2003 military personnel or operation and maintenance account of the department.

Section 102—War on Terrorism Equipment Replacement and Enhancement Fund

The committee continues to be deeply concerned over the adequacy of the current Department of Defense modernization program, particularly as it pertains to critical military capabilities essential for the successful prosecution of the war on terrorism. The

committee believes that providing the necessary resources to accomplish this task involves more than merely paying the incremental operation and military personnel costs, but also should include appropriate enhancement of combat equipment and addressing chronic shortfalls in military capabilities that are directly and

materially reducing the ability of the military services to prosecute

their mission in support of this wide-ranging conflict.

The Administration’s July 3, 2002 budget amendment includes

only $200 million for the acquisition of selected ammunition out of

the overall total of $10 billion. The committee is disappointed that

the Administration has largely excluded military equipment acquisition from its proposal. This approach results in an imbalanced

and incomplete package that does not properly finance the range

of war-related needs and activities of the Department of Defense.

Accordingly, the committee recommends a provision (section 102)

that would establish an Equipment Replacement and Enhancement

Fund. This fund would grant the Secretary of Defense both the

flexibility and the resources necessary to: (1) conduct emergency replacement of equipment and munitions lost or expended as result

of Operation Noble Eagle or Operation Enduring Freedom or (2)

enhance critical military capabilities necessary to carry out the war

on terrorism. This fund would grant the Secretary significant flexibility in executing these funds within the established parameters.

The committee recommends authorization of $1 billion for this

fund.

The committee further believes that the Secretary should give

priority consideration to the following war-related equipment acquisition priorities identified by the military service chiefs in their unfunded requirements lists in determining how to allocate the funds

provided by this fund:

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(1) Replacement of Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles

lost during operations;

(2) Replacement of munitions;

(3) Replacement of vehicles;

(4) Replacement of aircraft engines and spare parts;

(5) Force protection equipment and material;

(6) Special operations aircraft spares and equipment;

(7) Air expeditionary equipment and material;

(8) Combat search and air rescue vehicle upgrades; and

(9) Aircraft self-protection and countermeasures equipment.

Section 103—General Provisions Applicable to Transfers

This section would clarify that the funds transferred from the

funds established by sections 101 and 102 shall be merged with the

accounts to which the funds are transferred and shall be treated

in the same fashion as the funds in the receiving accounts. Further, this section would require that the Department provide the

Congressional defense committees with 15 days advance notice

prior to a transfer from these funds. The Committee strongly urges

the Department to improve the fidelity of the information it provides for war related expenditures. While it is somewhat understandable that the Department cannot entirely predict the precise

nature of future wartime expenditures, the Committee believes no

such consideration exists for providing detailed budget execution

data once the funds are obligated. Finally, this section would specify that any transfers resulting from the funds established by sections 101 and 102 would be in addition to previously established

general transfer authority provided to the Department.

Subtitle B—Authorizations to Specified Accounts

Section 111—Army Procurement

This section would authorize an additional $104.7 million for fiscal year 2003 Army procurement as contained in the amended

budget request.

Section 112—Navy and Marine Corps Procurement

This section would authorize an additional $884.8 million for fiscal year 2003 Navy and Marine Corps procurement as contained in

the amended budget request.

Section 113—Air Force Procurement

This section would authorize an additional $383.25 million for

fiscal year 2003 Air Force procurement as contained in the amended budget request.

Section 114—Defense-Wide Activities Procurement

This section would authorize an additional $620.414 million for

fiscal year 2003 Defense-Wide Activities procurement as contained

in the amended budget request.

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Section 115—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, DefenseWide

This section would authorize an additional $390.1 million for fiscal year 2003 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Defense-Wide as contained in the amended budget request.

Section 116—Classified Activities

This section would authorize a total of $1,980,674 million for fiscal year 2003 classified programs as contained in the amended

budget request.

Section 117—Global Information Grid System

This section would withhold authorization of appropriations for

the Global Information Grid (GIG) until the Secretary of Defense

certifies that the end-to-end GIG system is secure and protected

from unauthorized access to the information transmitted through

the system.

Section 118—Operation and Maintenance

This section would authorize an additional $553.2 million for fiscal year 2003 operation and maintenance programs. Specifically,

this section would authorize $14,270,000 for contract linguists for

the Army, budget activity three, Basic Skills/Advanced Training;

$5,252,500 for security, communications and information operations (JDIS/LOCE/CENTRIX) for the Navy; $11,400,000 for security, communications and information operations for the Marine

Corps; $517,285,000 for combat air patrol operations for the Air

Force; and $5,000,000 for support to law enforcement agencies that

conduct counter-drug activities, to conduct counter-terrorism activities. The budget request included all of these accounts in the Defense Emergency Response Fund (DERF), which were all subsequently transferred by the committee to their respective service

and budget activity.

Concerning the combat air patrol account for the Air Force, the

budget request included $1.2 billion for these operations. In previous committee action (H.R. 4546), this account was reduced to

$900.0 million due to changes in the anticipated requirements to

support combat air patrol operations. The committee understands

that the current requirement is now $522.0 million for fiscal year

2003. The committee recommends $517.285 million for this activity.

Section 119—Military Personnel

This section would authorize a total of $503.1 million for fiscal

year 2003 military personnel accounts.

Subtitle C—Military Construction Authorizations

Section 131—Authorized Military Construction and Land Acquisition Projects

This section contains a list of authorized Army, Navy, and Air

Force construction projects for fiscal year 2003 as contained in the

amended budget request.

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TITLE II—WARTIME PAY AND ALLOWANCE INCREASES

OVERVIEW

The war on terrorism highlighted the need to increase a series

of special pays, allowances, and benefits of particular importance

when troops are deployed under combat conditions. Inflation has

eroded the value of these elements of the compensation system over

time and has diminished their effectiveness as incentives for individual members to perform the duties involved and remain in the

service.

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 201—Increase in Rate for Family Separation Allowance

This section would increase the family separation allowance from

$100 per month to $125 per month.

Section 202—Increase in Rates for Various Hazardous Duty Incentive Pays

This section would increase hazardous duty incentive pays from

their current rates by $50 per month.

Section 203—Increase in Rate for Diving Duty Special Pay

This section would increase diving duty special pay for officers

from $240 per month to $290 per month, and for enlisted members

from $340 per month to $390 per month.

Section 204—Increase in Rate for Imminent Danger Pay

This section would increase the imminent danger pay from $150

per month to $250 per month.

Section 205—Increase in Rate for Career Enlisted Flyer Incentive

Pay

This section would increase career enlisted flyer pay by $50 per

month for each category of recipient based on years of service completed.

Section 206—Increase in Amount of Death Gratuity

This section would increase the death gratuity paid to service

members who die while on active duty from $6,000 to $12,000.

Section 207—Effective Date

This section would establish an effective date for sections 201

through 205 as the later of the first day of the first month beginning on or after the date of enactment of this act or October 1,

2002. This section would also establish an effective date for section

206 as the later of the date of enactment of this act or October 1,

2002.

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TITLE III—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 301—Establishment of at Least One Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in Each State

This section would authorize the funding to establish at least one

Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each state,

the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and

Guam, and would require the Secretary of Defense to establish the

necessary 23 additional teams not later than September 30, 2003.

Section 302—Authority for Joint Task Forces To Provide Support to

Law Enforcement Agencies Conducting Counter-Terrorism Activities

This section would authorize those joint task forces (JTFs) of the

Department of Defense that provide support to law enforcement

agencies conducting counter-drug activities, namely JTFs 4, 5, and

6, to provide similar support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities. This section would also authorize $5 million to provide this discretionary support. Any support provided under this section must be consistent with all applicable laws and regulations, and the support may only be provided

in the geographic area of responsibility of the joint task force. The

committee expects that requests for JTF support to law enforcement agencies for counter-terrorism activities will follow the normal request and decision procedures established by the Department of Defense and its subordinate commands, and that this support will entail no more than the type of assistance already provided to law enforcement agencies by the JTFs for counter-drug operations, such as aviation reconnaissance, intelligence analysis, and

basic skills training.

Section 303—Sense of Congress on Assistance to First Responders

This section would express the sense of Congress that, to the extent deemed appropriate, the Secretary of Defense should provide

funding to assist, train, and equip local fire and police departments

that would be the first responders to a domestic terrorist incident

associated with the war on terrorism.

DEPARTMENTAL DATA

The White House submitted a request for an FY 2003 budget

amendment for the Department of Defense, as illustrated by the

correspondence set out below:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET AMENDMENT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, DC, July 3, 2002.

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed

request for an FY 2003 budget amendment for the Department of

Defense. This package reflects my decision to request, by program,

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$10.0 billion in the Defense Emergency Response Fund for expenses relating to the war against terrorism. The budget totals proposed in my FY 2003 Budget would not be affected by this amendment.

This request is vital to protecting U.S. national security options.

An essential component in the success of the global war on terrorism is sustaining our investment in intelligence capabilities.

This request will improve collection, analysis, coordination, and

execution of intelligence priorities and plans, as we expand into

new theaters of operations and build new relationships.

This reserve will also enable the Nation to meet developing operational requirements of a fluid war environment. Under any scenario, needs associated with the operation and mobilization of

guard and reserve units and operations and maintenance costs to

support

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH,

President.

Enclosures.

COMMITTEE POSITION

On July 18, 2002 the Committee on Armed Services, a quorum

being present, approved H.R. 4547, as amended, by a vote of 50–

1.

FISCAL DATA

Pursuant to clause 3(d) rule XIII of the Rules of the House of

Representatives, the committee attempted to ascertain annual outlays resulting from the bill during fiscal year 2003 and the following four years. The results of such efforts are reflected in the

cost estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget

Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,

which is included in this report pursuant to clause 3(c)(3).

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE

In compliance with clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the House of

Representatives, the cost estimate prepared by the Congressional

Budget Office and submitted pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is as follows:

JULY 22, 2002.

Hon. BOB STUMP, Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,

House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4547, the Cost of War

Against Terrorism Authorization Act of 2002.

The CBO staff contact is Kent Christensen. If you wish further

details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them.

Sincerely,

DAN L. CRIPPEN.

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H.R. 4547—Cost of War Against Terrorism Authorization Act of

2002

Summary: H.R. 4547 would authorize appropriations totaling $10

billion for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense (DoD) for

the conduct of operations in continuation of the war on terrorism.

It also contains several provisions that would affect military compensation and that would establish additional teams within the

Army National Guard to provide support to civil authorities in the

event of an attack involving a weapon of mass destruction. CBO estimates that appropriation of the authorized amounts for 2003

would result in additional outlays of $9.9 billion over the 2003–

2007 period. Because it would not affect direct spending or receipts,

pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.

The bill also contains provisions that would raise the costs of discretionary defense programs over the 2004–2007 period. CBO estimates that those provisions would require additional appropriations of $965 million over those four years.

H.R. 4547 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated budgetary impact of H.R. 4547 is shown in Table 1. The costs of this

legislation fall within budget function 050 (national defense).

TABLE 1.—BUDGETARY IMPACT OF H.R. 4547, THE COST OF WAR AGAINST TERRORISM

AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2002

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars—

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION

Spending under current law for emergency response activities:

Budget authority 1 ................................................... 3,396 0 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays 2 ................................................. 10,674 3,259 1,340 371 134 67

Proposed changes:

Authorization level ................................................... 0 10,000 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays .................................................... 0 6,162 2,445 954 260 82

Spending under H.R. 4547 for emergency response activities:

Authorization level 1 ................................................. 3,396 10,000 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays 2 ................................................. 10,674 9,421 3,785 1,325 394 149

Note.—This table excludes estimated authorizations of appropriations for years after 2003. (Those additional authorizations are shown in

Table 3.)

1 The 2002 level is the amount appropriated to the Defense Emergency Response Fund to cover costs of the war; that appropriation is contained in the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Division B of Public Law 107–117). 2 These figures include spending from emergency response appropriations in 2001 and 2002. They do not include the effect of pending appropriations for DoD in H.R. 4775, the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on

the United States, as passed by the House. If enacted, those appropriations would increase budget authority by $15,799 million in 2002 and

outlays by about $15,710 million over the 2002–2007 period.

Basis of Estimate

The bill would specifically authorize appropriations totaling $10

billion in 2003 (see Table 2). The estimate assumes that the

amounts authorized for 2003 will be appropriated near the beginning of fiscal year 2003. Estimated outlays are based on historical

spending patterns for similar activities.

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TABLE 2.—SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATIONS IN H.R. 4547

Category

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars—

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Military personnel:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 503 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 476 24 2 1 0

Operation and maintenance:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 855 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 634 175 32 8 2

Procurement:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 3,612 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 1,623 1,173 573 150 46

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 450 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 232 180 31 6 1

Military Construction:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 35 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 3 16 10 3 1

War on terrorism operations fund:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 3,545 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 2,891 500 106 25 9

War on terrorism equipment replacement and enhancement fund:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 1,000 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 303 377 200 67 23

Total:

Authorization level ...................................................................... 10,000 0 0 0 0

Estimated outlays ...................................................................... 6,162 2,445 954 260 82

The bill also contains provisions that would affect various costs,

mostly for personnel, that would be covered by the fiscal year 2003

authorization and by authorizations in future years. Table 3 contains estimates of those amounts. In addition to the costs covered

by the authorizations in the bill for 2003, these provisions would

raise estimated costs by $965 million over the 2004–2007 period.

The following sections describe the provisions identified in Table 3

and provide information about CBO’s cost estimates for those provisions.

TABLE 3.—ESTIMATED AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SELECTED PROVISIONS IN H.R.

4547

Category

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars—

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (DoD)

Imminent danger pay .................................................................................... 84 84 84 84 84

Other hazardous duty incentive pay ............................................................. 38 38 38 38 38

Family separation allowance ........................................................................ 28 28 28 28 28

Crew members flight pay ............................................................................. 10 10 10 10 10

Death gratuity ............................................................................................... 8 8 8 8 8

Career enlisted flyer incentive pay ............................................................... 7 7 7 7 7

Diving duty special pay ................................................................................ 4 4 4 4 4

Hazardous duty pay for parachute jumping ................................................. 1 1 1 1 1

OTHER PROVISIONS

Weapons of mass destruction civil support teams ...................................... 91 59 60 62 64

TOTAL ESTIMATED AUTHORIZATIONS

Estimated authorization level ....................................................................... 271 239 240 242 244

Note.—For every item in this table, the 2003 levels are included in the amounts specifically authorized to be appropriated in the bill.

Those amounts are shown in Table 2. Amounts shown in this table for 2004 through 2007 are not included in Table 1.

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Compensation and benefits

H.R. 4547 contains several provisions that would increase certain

pay and allowances for military personnel or their survivors that

are linked to the special circumstances of war. For this estimate,

CBO assumes that the number of servicemembers projected by

DoD to receive these benefits in 2003 will remain the same for the

2004–2007 period. CBO notes that the number of servicemembers

receiving these pays and benefits could increase or decrease depending on the level of U.S. military participation in the ongoing

war on terrorism and future conflicts. Based on data provided by

DoD, CBO estimates that the costs of these provisions would be as

follows: • Increasing imminent danger pay by $100 a month would cost $84 million a year and about $420 million over the 2003–2007 period. • Increasing other hazardous duty pay, including pay for demoli- tion work and flight deck duty, by $50 a month would cost $38 million in 2003 and $190 million over the five-year period. • Increasing the family separation allowance by $25 a month would cost $28 million in 2003 and about $140 million over the

2003–2007 period. • Increasing flight pay for crew members by $50 a month would cost $10 million in 2003 and $50 million over the five-year period. • Increasing the death gratuity given to survivors of those killed on duty by $6,000 would cost $8 million in 2003 and $40 million

over the 2003–2007 period. • Increasing career enlisted flying incentive pay by $50 a month would cost $7 million in 2003 and about $35 million over the fiveyear period. • Increasing diving pay by $50 a month would cost $4 million in 2003 and about $20 million over the 2003–2007 period. • Increasing hazardous duty pay for free-fall parachute jumping by $50 a month would cost $1 million in 2003 and $5 million over

the 2003–2007 period.

Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams

Section 301 would establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD–CST) in each of the 50 states,

the Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia by September 30, 2003. A WMD–CST is an Army National

Guard unit made up of 22 servicemembers who are specially

trained to provide support to civil authorities in the event of an attack involving a weapon of mass destruction. DoD has created 32

of these teams under authorities provided in current law, two of

which are located in the state of California. Therefore, CBO estimates that the department would need to stand up a total of 23

new teams under this provision.

Based on data provided by DoD, CBO estimates that it would

cost about $2.5 million in 2003 to train and operate each new

WMD–CST. In addition, each new team would incur start-up cost

in 2003 to purchase new equipment, such as mobile laboratories,

which CBO estimates would cost about $1.5 million a team. After

adjusting for inflation, CBO estimates that the cost to establish

and operate the 23 new WMD–CSTs would total about $91 million

in 2003 and $336 million over the 2003–2007 period.

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Pay-as-you-go considerations: None.

Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 4546 contains

no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in

UMRA and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

Estimate prepared by: Federal costs: defense outlays: Kent

Christensen; military personnel: Michelle Patterson; operations and

support: Matthew Schmit; impact on state, local, and tribal Governments: Greg Waring; impact on the private sector: Sally S. Maxwell.

Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine; Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE

Pursuant to clause 3(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of

Representatives, the committee generally concurs with the estimates as contained in the report of the Congressional Budget Office.

OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

With respect to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, this legislation results from hearings

and other oversight activities conducted by the committee pursuant

to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X.

With respect to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974, this legislation does not include any new

spending or credit authority, nor does it provide for any increase

or decrease in tax revenues or expenditures. The bill does, however,

authorize appropriations. Other fiscal features of this legislation

are addressed in the estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974.

With respect to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, the committee has not received a report

from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight pertaining to the subject matter of H.R. 4547.

GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

With respect to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, this legislation would address several

general and outcome-related performance goals and objectives. The

general goal and objective of this legislation is to authorize funds

for activities necessary for the prosecution of the war on terrorism.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to rule XIII, clause 3 (d)(1) of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the committee finds the authority for this legislation in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

STATEMENT OF FEDERAL MANDATES

Pursuant to section 423 of Public Law 104–4, this legislation contains no federal mandates with respect to state, local, and tribal

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governments, nor with respect to the private sector. Similarly, the

bill provides no federal intergovernmental mandates.

RECORD VOTES

In accordance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, record and voice votes were taken with

respect to the committee’s consideration of H.R. 4547. The record

of these votes is attached to this report.

The committee ordered H.R. 4547 reported to the House with a

favorable recommendation by a vote of 50–1, a quorum being

present.

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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic,

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE

* * * * * * *

CHAPTER 5—SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS

* * * * * * *

§ 301. Incentive pay: hazardous duty

(a) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member

of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled

to incentive pay, in the amount set forth in subsection (b) or (c),

for the performance of hazardous duty required by orders. In this

section, the term, ‘‘hazardous duty’’ means duty— (1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(10) involving (A) the servicing of aircraft or missiles with

highly toxic fuels or propellants, (B) the testing of aircraft or

missile systems (or components of such systems) during which

highly toxic fuels or propellants are used, or (C) the handling

of chemical munitions (or components of such munitions); or

(11) involving regular participation as a member of a team

conducting visit, board, search, and seizure operations aboard

vessels in support of maritime interdiction operationsø; or¿. ø(12) involving frequent and regular participation in aerial

flight by a member who is serving as an air weapons controller

crew member (as defined by the Secretary concerned) aboard

an airborne warning and control system aircraft (as designated

by such Secretary) and who is not entitled to incentive pay

under section 301a of this title.¿

(b) For the performance of the hazardous duty described in

clause (1) of subsection (a), a member is entitled to monthly incentive pay as follows:

øPay grade: Monthly Rate

O–10 ................................................................................................................. $150

O–9 ................................................................................................................... 150

O–8 ................................................................................................................... 150

O–7 ................................................................................................................... 150

O–6 ................................................................................................................... 250

O–5 ................................................................................................................... 250

O–4 ................................................................................................................... 225

O–3 ................................................................................................................... 175

O–2 ................................................................................................................... 150

O–1 ................................................................................................................... 150

W–5 .................................................................................................................. 250

W–4 .................................................................................................................. 250

W–3 .................................................................................................................. 175

W–2 .................................................................................................................. 150

W–1 .................................................................................................................. 150

E–9 ................................................................................................................... 240

E–8 ................................................................................................................... 240

E–7 ................................................................................................................... 240

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øPay grade: Monthly Rate

E–6 ................................................................................................................... 215

E–5 ................................................................................................................... 190

E–4 ................................................................................................................... 165

E–3 ................................................................................................................... 150

E–2 ................................................................................................................... 150

E–1 ................................................................................................................... 150¿

Pay grade: Monthly Rate

O–10 ................................................................................................................. $200

O–9 ................................................................................................................... $200

O–8 ................................................................................................................... $200

O–7 ................................................................................................................... $200

O–6 ................................................................................................................... $300

O–5 ................................................................................................................... $300

O–4 ................................................................................................................... $275

O–3 ................................................................................................................... $225

O–2 ................................................................................................................... $200

O–1 ................................................................................................................... $200

W–5 .................................................................................................................. $300

W–4 .................................................................................................................. $300

W–3 .................................................................................................................. $225

W–2 .................................................................................................................. $200

W–1 .................................................................................................................. $200

E–9 ................................................................................................................... $290

E–8 ................................................................................................................... $290

E–7 ................................................................................................................... $290

E–6 ................................................................................................................... $265

E–5 ................................................................................................................... $240

E–4 ................................................................................................................... $215

E–3 ................................................................................................................... $200

E–2 ................................................................................................................... $200

E–1 ................................................................................................................... $200

(c)ø(1)¿ For the performance of hazardous duty described in

clauses (2) through (11) of subsection (a), a member is entitled to

ø$150¿ $200 a month. However, a member performing hazardous

duty described in clause (3) of that subsection who also performs

as an essential part of such duty parachute jumping in military

free fall operations involving parachute deployment by the jumper

without the use of a static line is entitled to ø$225¿ $275 a month.

ø(2)(A) For the performance of hazardous duty described in

clause (12) of subsection (a), a member is entitled to monthly incentive pay based upon his years of service as an air weapons controller as follows:

øPay grade

Years of service as an air weapons controller

2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 Over 8 Over 10

O–7 and

above ... $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200

O–6 .......... 225 250 300 325 350 350 350

O–5 .......... 200 250 300 325 350 350 350

O–4 .......... 175 225 275 300 350 350 350

O–3 .......... 150 156 188 206 350 350 350

O–2 .......... 150 156 188 206 250 300 300

O–1 .......... 150 156 188 206 250 250 250

W–4 ......... 200 225 275 300 325 325 325

W–3 ......... 175 225 275 300 325 325 325

W–2 ......... 150 200 250 275 325 325 325

W–1 ......... 150 150 150 175 325 325 325

E–9 .......... 200 225 250 275 300 300 300

E–8 .......... 200 225 250 275 300 300 300

E–7 .......... 175 200 225 250 275 275 275

E–6 .......... 156 175 200 225 250 250 250

E–5 .......... 150 156 175 188 200 200 200

E–4 and

below ... 150 156 175 188 200 200 200

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øPay

grade—Continued

Years of service as an air weapons controller—Continued

Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 25

O–7 and

above ... $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $150

O–6 .......... 350 350 350 350 300 250 250 225

O–5 .......... 350 350 350 350 300 250 250 225

O–4 .......... 350 350 350 350 300 250 250 225

O–3 .......... 350 350 350 300 275 250 225 200

O–2 .......... 300 300 300 275 245 210 200 180

O–1 .......... 250 250 250 245 210 200 180 150

W–4 ......... 325 325 325 325 276 250 225 200

W–3 ......... 325 325 325 325 325 250 225 200

W–2 ......... 325 325 325 325 275 250 225 200

W–1 ......... 325 325 325 325 275 250 225 200

E–9 .......... 300 300 300 300 275 230 200 200

E–8 .......... 300 300 300 300 265 230 200 200

E–7 .......... 300 300 300 300 265 230 200 200

E–6 .......... 300 300 300 300 265 230 200 200

E–5 .......... 250 250 250 250 225 200 175 150

E–4 and

below ... 200 200 200 200 175 150 150 150

ø(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the years of service of a

member as an air weapons controller shall be computed, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, from the date the

member begins training leading to a designation as an air weapons

controller, but there shall be excluded from such computation any

period of more than 90 days during which the member performs

primary duties other than as an air weapons controller.¿

* * * * * * *

§ 304. Special pay: diving duty

(a) * * *

(b) Special pay payable under subsection (a) shall be paid at a

rate of not more than ø$240¿ $290 a month, in the case of an officer, and at a rate of not more than ø$340¿ $390 a month, in the

case of an enlisted member.

* * * * * * *

§ 310. Special pay: duty subject to hostile fire or imminent

danger

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a

member of a uniformed service may be paid special pay at the rate

of ø$150¿ $250 for any month in which he was entitled to basic pay

and in which he—

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

§ 320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(d) MONTHLY MAXIMUM RATES.—The monthly rate of any career

enlisted flyer incentive pay paid under this section to a member on

active duty shall be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, but may

not exceed the following:

øYears of aviation service Monthly rate

4 or less ............................................................................................. $150

Over 4 ................................................................................................ $225

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øYears of aviation service Monthly rate

Over 8 ................................................................................................ $350

Over 14 .............................................................................................. $400.¿

Years of aviation service Monthly rate

4 or less ............................................................................................. $200

Over 4 ................................................................................................ $275

Over 8 ................................................................................................ $400

Over 14 .............................................................................................. $450.

* * * * * * *

CHAPTER 7—ALLOWANCES

* * * * * * *

§ 427. Family separation allowance

(a) ENTITLEMENT TO ALLOWANCE.—(1) In addition to any allowance or per diem to which he otherwise may be entitled under this

title a member of a uniformed service with dependents is entitled

to a monthly allowance equal to ø$100¿ $125 if—

(A) * * *

* * * * * * *

SECTION 1478 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE

§ 1478. Death gratuity: amount

(a) The death gratuity payable under sections 1475 through 1477

of this title shall be ø$6,000¿ $12,000. For this purpose:

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

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ADDITIONAL VIEWS

We appreciate the language that the Committee has included in

section 2, pertaining to the scope of the authorization in this bill.

Section 2 states that the $10 billion authorized in this legislation

‘‘are authorized for the conduct of operations in continuation of the

war on terrorism in accordance with the Authorization for Use of

Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and, to

the extent appropriations are made pursuant to such authorizations, shall only be expended in a manner consistent with the purposes in section 2(a) thereof.’’

Section 2(a) of the Use of Force resolution authorizes the President ‘‘to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized,

committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in

order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against

the United States by such nations, organizations, or persons.’’

Therefore, we conclude that the Committee intends that funds

authorized in this bill are only to be used for military operations

against entities responsible for the September 11 attacks, or entities that harbor those responsible.

Likewise, we believe funds in this bill cannot be used to expand

the war on terrorism to other nations, absent evidence that a nation was responsible for the 9/11 attacks or is harboring those responsible, unless subsequently authorized for such a purpose by

Congress.

TOM ALLEN.

ELLEN O. TAUSCHER.

IKE SKELTON.

SUSAN DAVIS.

LANE EVANS.

JAMES LANGEVIN.

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DISSENTING VIEWS

The attacks of September 11, 2001 caused significant changes

throughout our society. For our military services, this included increased force protection, greater security, and of course the deployment to and prosecution of the War on Terrorism in Afghanistan

and elsewhere. Sadly, one of the first acts of our President was to

waive the high deployment overtime pay of our servicemen and

women who are serving on the front lines of our new War. The

Navy estimates that the first year costs of this pay would equal

about 40 cruise missiles. The total cost of this overtime pay may

only equal about 300 cruise missiles, yet this Administration said

it would cost too much to pay our young men and women what the

Congress and the previous Administration had promised them.

In another ironic twist, the War on Terrorism has the potential

to bring the US military into American life as never before. A

Northern Command has been created to manage the military’s activity within the continental United States. Operation Noble Eagle

saw combat aircraft patrolling the air above major metropolitan

areas, and our airports are only now being relieved of National

Guard security forces. Moreover, there is a growing concern that

the military will be used domestically, within our borders, with intelligence and law enforcement mandates as some now call for a review of the Posse Comitatus Act prohibitions on military activity

within our country.

In the 1960s, the lines between illegal intelligence, law enforcement and military practices became blurred as Americans wanting

to make America a better place for all were targeted and attacked

for political beliefs and political behavior. Under the cloak of the

Cold War, military intelligence was used for domestic purposes to

conduct surveillance on civil rights, social equity, antiwar, and

other activists. In the case of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Operation Lantern Spike involved military intelligence covertly operating a surveillance operation of the civil rights leader up to the

time of his assassination. In a period of two months, recently declassified documents on Operation Lantern Spike indicate that 240

military personnel were assigned in the two months of March and

April to conduct surveillance on Dr. King. The documents further

reveal that 16,900 man-hours were spent on this assignment. Dr.

King had done nothing more than call for black suffrage, an end

to black poverty, and an end to the Vietnam War. Dr. King was the

lantern of justice for America: spreading light on issues the Administration should have been addressing. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King’s

valuable point of light was snuffed out. The documents I have submitted for the record outline the illegal activities of the FBI and

its CoIntelPro program. A 1967 memo from J. Edgar Hoover to 22

FBI field offices outlined the COINTELPRO program well: ‘‘The

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rupt, misdirect, or otherwise neutralize’’ black activist leaders and

organizations.

As a result of the Church Committee hearings, we later learned

that the FBI and other government authorities were conducting

black bag operations that included illegally breaking and entering

private homes to collect information on individuals. FBI activities

included ‘‘bad jacketing,’’ or falsely accusing individuals of collaboration with the authorities. It included the use of paid informants

to set up on false charges targeted individuals. And it resulted in

the murder of some individuals. Geronimo Pratt Ji Jaga spent 27

years in prison for a crime he did not commit. And in

COINTELPRO documents subsequently released, we learn that

Fred Hampton was murdered in his bed while his pregnant wife

slept next to him after a paid informant slipped drugs in his drink.

Needless to say, such operations were well outside the bounds of

what normal citizens would believe to be the role of the military,

and the Senate investigations conducted by Senator Frank Church

found that to be true. Though the United States was fighting the

spread of communism in the face of the Cold War, the domestic use

of intelligence and military assets against its own civilians was unfortunately reminiscent of the police state built up by the Communists we were fighting.

We must be certain that the War on Terrorism does not threaten

our liberties again. Amendments to H.R. 4547, the Costs of War

Against Terrorism Act, that would increase the role of drug interdiction task forces to include counter intelligence, and that would

increase the military intelligence’s ability to conduct electronic and

financial investigations, can be the first steps towards a return to

the abuses of constitutional rights during the Cold War. Further,

this bill includes nearly $2 billion in additional funds for intelligence accounts. When taken into account with the extra-judicial

incarceration of thousands of immigration violators, the transfer of

prisoners from law enforcement custody to military custody, and

the consideration of a ‘‘volunteer’’ terrorism tip program, America

must stand up and protect itself from the threat not only of terrorism, but of a police state of its own.

There does exist a need to increase personnel pay accounts, replenish operations and maintenance accounts and replace lost

equipment. The military has an appropriate role in protecting the

United States from foreign threats, and should remain dedicated to

preparing for those threats. Domestic uses of the military have long

been prohibited for good reason, and the same should continue to

apply to all military functions, especially any and all military intelligence and surveillance. Congress and the Administration must be

increasingly vigilant towards the protection of and adherence to

our constitutional rights and privileges. For, if we win the war on

terrorism, but create a police state in the process, what have we

won?

CYNTHIA MCKINNEY.

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