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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1259 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1259

     To provide for the economic conversion and diversification of 
industries in the defense industrial base of the United States that are 
 adversely affected by significant reductions in spending for national 
                                defense.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 1993

Mr. Lantos introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to 
  the Committees on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Education and 
     Labor, Small Business, Foreign Affairs, and Public Works and 
                             Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
     To provide for the economic conversion and diversification of 
industries in the defense industrial base of the United States that are 
 adversely affected by significant reductions in spending for national 
                                defense.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Industrial Stabilization and 
Community Transition Act of 1993''.

     TITLE I--PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND 
                               ADJUSTMENT

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Executive Office of 
the President a Council to be known as the ``Presidential Council on 
Economic Diversification and Adjustment''.
    (b) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of the following:
            (1) The Secretary of Commerce, who shall be the Chairman of 
        the Council.
            (2) The Secretary of Labor.
            (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (4) The Secretary of Defense.
            (5) The Secretary of Energy.

SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Council shall have the following 
responsibilities:
            (1) To determine the amounts of the projected future 
        reductions in spending under the national defense budget 
        function and the sectors under such budget function in which 
        significant reductions will occur.
            (2) To identify the communities and businesses within the 
        United States that will be adversely affected by such spending 
        reductions.
            (3) To assist those businesses and the economies of those 
        communities to diversify into nondefense commercial activities 
        before such spending reductions adversely affect such 
        businesses and communities.
            (4) To assist defense-dependent industries in seeking new 
        markets for the products of such industries.
            (5) To assist workers adversely affected by spending 
        reductions referred to in paragraph (1).
            (6) To serve as a liaison among Federal Government programs 
        on technology transfer, marketing assistance, small business, 
        economic development, job training, and export enhancement in 
        order to ensure that all available Federal resources are 
        utilized to minimize the adverse effects referred to in 
        paragraph (2) in the most effective manner possible.
            (7) To maintain the integrity of the defense industrial 
        base of the United States during periods of significant 
        reductions in spending under the national defense budget 
        function.
            (8) To ensure that the technological base of the United 
        States is not unduly impaired by such reductions.
            (9) To publish an annual report in accordance with 
        subsection (b).
            (10) To maintain a clearinghouse of information on State 
        and local initiatives on economic and commercial 
        diversification of businesses referred to in paragraph (2) and 
        the economies of communities referred to in that paragraph and 
        to publish an annual report on, and evaluation of, those 
        initiatives.
            (11) To assist State economic development offices in the 
        planning of regional meetings and conferences on economic and 
        commercial diversification and to participate in such meetings 
        and conferences to the extent appropriate.
            (12) To ensure that communities, businesses, and workers 
        likely to be significantly adversely affected by spending 
        reductions referred to in section 102(a)(1) are given advanced 
        notice, under section 4101 of Public Law 101-510 (10 U.S.C. 
        2391 note) or otherwise, of the likely adverse effects of such 
        reductions.
            (13) To allocate funds in the Defense Economic Adjustment 
        Trust Fund established under section 801 to programs, projects, 
        and activities referred to in subsection (b) of that section.
    (b) Annual Report on Adversely Affected Communities and 
Businesses.--At the same time as the President submits the budget to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, each 
year, the Council shall publish a report that identifies--
            (1) the defense-dependent communities and businesses that 
        are likely to be significantly adversely affected by spending 
        reductions that--
                    (A) are provided for under the national defense 
                budget function in that budget or in the multiyear 
                defense program submitted to Congress with that budget 
                pursuant to section 114a of title 10, United States 
                Code; or
                    (B) may result from projected changes in programs, 
                projects, and activities of the Department of Defense 
                that are provided for in any other relevant documents; 
                and
            (2) the defense-dependent communities and businesses that 
        might be adversely affected by potential future spending 
        reductions under the national security budget function.

SEC. 103. DEFENSE DEPENDENCY AND DEFENSE BUSINESSES.

    (a) Defense Dependency.--The Council shall prescribe the criteria 
for determining which regions, communities, businesses, and industries 
are defense-dependent regions, communities, businesses, and industries 
for the purposes of this Act.
    (b) Defense Business Defined.--In this Act, the term ``defense 
business'' means a commercial enterprise that derives a substantial 
percentage (as defined by the Council) of its annual revenues from the 
performance of Department of Defense contracts as a prime contractor or 
a subcontractor.

SEC. 104. COUNCIL WORKING GROUPS.

    (a) Working Groups Named.--There shall be four working groups under 
the Council as follows:
            (1) A working group on technology.
            (2) A working group on marketing.
            (3) A working group on small business.
            (4) A working group on job training.
    (b) Working Group on Technology.--(1) The Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Technology shall be the chairman of the working group on 
technology.
    (2) The working group on technology shall--
            (A) coordinate Federal technology transfer initiatives 
        among defense-dependent businesses and other businesses in 
        defense-dependent regions of the United States;
            (B) publish an annual guide to Federal Government 
        technology transfer programs that are available for providing 
        assistance to such businesses regarding diversification of 
        production;
            (C) provide such businesses with assistance in applying for 
        assistance under such programs; and
            (D) issue an annual report containing a discussion of--
                    (i) the extent to which skilled labor and 
                technologically advanced equipment is being retained 
                within regions of the United States experiencing 
                significant adverse effects resulting from spending 
                reductions referred to in section 102(a)(1); and
                    (ii) the extent to which existing technology 
                transfer programs are encouraging stability in the 
                availability of skilled labor and technologically 
                advanced equipment in such regions.
    (3) The working group on technology, the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency of the Department of Defense, and the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall--
            (A) conduct a joint study of the unique technological needs 
        of defense businesses seeking to diversify or convert to 
        nondefense production; and
            (B) issue a report containing recommendations on ways to 
        strengthen existing programs for the encouragement of such 
        diversification or conversion.
    (c) Working Group on Marketing.--(1) The Under Secretary of 
Commerce for International Trade shall be the chairman of the working 
group on marketing.
    (2) The working group on marketing shall provide--
            (A) businesses referred to in section 102(a)(2) that are 
        seeking to diversify, or are newly diversified, into nondefense 
        commercial activities with--
                    (i) advice on foreign and domestic markets; and
                    (ii) other relevant marketing advice;
            (B) publish an annual guide to Federal Government marketing 
        and export financing programs;
            (C) provide defense businesses in defense-dependent regions 
        of the United States with assistance in applying for Federal 
        Government assistance available through programs of the 
        International Trade Administration of the Department of 
        Commerce and the Export-Import Bank; and
            (D) administer the grant program under the provisions of 
        title II of this Act.
    (3) The working group on marketing and the Department of Commerce 
shall--
            (A) conduct a joint study of the unique marketing needs of 
        defense businesses seeking to diversify or convert to 
        nondefense production; and
            (B) issue a report containing recommendations on ways to 
        strengthen existing programs for encouraging such 
        diversification and conversion.
    (d) Working Group on Small Business.--(1) The Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall be the chairman of the working 
group on small business.
    (2) The working group on small business shall--
            (A) ensure that programs administered by the Small Business 
        Administration are coordinated with Federal Government 
        activities that support economic diversification of defense-
        dependent communities and commercial diversification of 
        defense-dependent businesses;
            (B) issue an annual guide to Small Business Administration 
        programs available for providing small business concerns that 
        are defense businesses with assistance on diversifying into 
        nondefense business activities and new small business concerns 
        with assistance on commencing nondefense commercial operations 
        in defense-dependent regions of the United States; and
            (C) issue an annual report containing--
                    (i) a discussion of the effectiveness of the 
                programs referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in 
                meeting the needs of the businesses referred to in such 
                subparagraphs; and
                    (ii) recommendations for improving such programs.
    (e) Working Group on Job Training.--(1) The Secretary of Labor 
shall be the chairman of the working group on job training.
    (2) The working group on job training shall--
            (A) coordinate job training programs for workers who are 
        displaced as a result of the spending reductions referred to in 
        section 102(a)(1);
            (B) issue an annual guide to Federal Government job 
        training and unemployment programs that are available to 
        workers displaced as a result of such spending reductions; and
            (C) provide such workers with assistance in applying for 
        Federal Government assistance under those programs that are 
        administered by the Department of Labor.

SEC. 105. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--There shall be an advisory committee for the 
Council.
    (b) Composition.--The advisory committee shall consist of three 
representatives of industry in the defense industrial base of the 
United States, six representatives of labor unions, and three members 
not from industry in the defense industrial base of the United States 
or from labor unions. The members shall be appointed by the President 
for such terms as the President determines appropriate.
    (c) Ex Officio Membership of Council Working Groups.--The advisory 
committee members shall be members without vote of the Council and of 
the working groups referred to in section 103 and shall provide advice 
to the Council and to those working groups.
    (d) Inapplicability of Termination Provision in the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory committee 
established under subsection (a).

SEC. 106. COUNCIL PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Staff.--The Chairman of the Council may appoint a staff 
director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to 
enable the Council to perform its duties. The employment of a staff 
director shall be subject to confirmation by the Council.
    (b) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Council or a working group of the 
Council without reimbursement to the department or agency from which 
the employee is detailed.
    (c) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairman of the Council may procure temporary and intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for Executive Level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title.
    (d) Advisory Committee.--(1) Each member of the advisory committee 
established under section 105 who is not an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for Executive 
Level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such 
member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Council or a 
working group of the Council. All members of the advisory committee who 
are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without 
compensation in addition to that received for their services as 
officers or employees of the United States.
    (2) The members of the advisory committee shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in the performance of services for the Council.
    (3) A member of the advisory committee who is not otherwise 
employed by the Federal Government shall not be considered to be a 
Federal employee except for the purposes of--
            (A) chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
        compensation for work-related injuries; and
            (B) chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating 
        to torts claims.

       TITLE II--GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR ALTERNATIVE USE COMMITTEES

SEC. 201. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    The Presidential Council on Economic Diversification and Adjustment 
may make a grant to any eligible alternative use committee at a 
facility of a defense business for a purpose described in section 203.

SEC. 202. ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVE USE COMMITTEES.

    (a) Alternative Use Committee Defined.--For the purposes of this 
title, an alternative use committee at a defense business is any 
committee established at a facility of a defense business for the 
purpose of planning for the diversification of that facility into 
nondefense commercial activities.
    (b) Grant Eligibility.--An alternative use committee at a facility 
of a defense business is eligible for a grant under this title if, as 
determined by the Secretary of Commerce, the committee is composed of--
            (1) three representatives of the management of that 
        facility;
            (2) three representatives of employees of that facility;
            (3) three representatives of local government in the area 
        in which the facility is located; and
            (4) three representatives of nongovernmental leaders in the 
        community in which the facility is located.

SEC. 203. GRANT PURPOSES.

    A grant may be made to an eligible alternative use committee at a 
facility of a defense business for any of the following purposes:
            (1) To provide for a marketing expert to determine the 
        potential market needs in the region of the facility that 
        provide diversification and conversion opportunities for that 
        facility.
            (2) To provide a suitable office or offices for such 
        committee.
            (3) To provide for one or more experts in relevant 
        technologies to determine the feasibility of various 
        diversification and conversion alternatives for that facility.

SEC. 204. GRANT AMOUNT AND PERIOD.

    (a) Maximum Amount.--A grant to an alternative use committee at a 
facility of a defense business for the conduct of any activity referred 
to in section 203 may not exceed the lesser of one-third of the cost 
incurred for such activity during the period covered by the grant or 
$50,000.
    (b) Period.--A grant may be made to a recipient for one year. 
Second and subsequent grants may be made for one year each.

SEC. 205. GRANT APPLICATION.

    The application of an alternative use committee for a grant under 
this title shall contain the following information:
            (1) The composition of the committee.
            (2) A detailed proposal for the use of the grant proceeds, 
        including--
                    (A) the cost of the activity or activities referred 
                to in section 203 that are proposed to be carried out 
                by the applicant; and
                    (B) in the case of a proposal for funding 
                activities referred to in paragraph (1) or (3) of that 
                section, the potential market needs or diversification 
                and conversion alternatives, as the case may be, to be 
                studied and the methodology to be used in conducting 
                the study.
            (3) Such other information as the Secretary of Commerce may 
        prescribe.

SEC. 206. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Presidential 
Council on Economic Diversification and Adjustment, may prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this title.

                      TITLE III--DISPLACED WORKERS

SEC. 301. DEFENSE CONVERSION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 325 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d) 
is amended by inserting ``and the sums made available under section 801 
of the Defense Savings Investment Act of 1991'' after ``Act of 1990''.

SEC. 302. FUNDING MATTERS.

    (a) Transfer Authority.--The Council may transfer funds under 
section 801(b) of this Act to the Department of Labor for the purpose 
of providing assistance under section 325 of the Job Training 
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d) to eligible employees, as defined in 
such section.
    (b) Obligation of Transferred Funds.--Of the amount transferred 
pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year--
            (1) at least 50 percent shall be obligated not later than 
        February 1 of that fiscal year; and
            (2) at least 90 percent shall be obligated not later than 
        August 1 of that fiscal year.

                     TITLE IV--EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

SEC. 401. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.

    Section 9(d)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
635g(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
        (E) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) to support the commercial diversification of 
        industries that are dependent to a significant extent on 
        Federal Government spending under the national defense budget 
        function.''.

SEC. 402. GUARANTEES FOR COMMERCIAL DEFENSE EXPORTS.

    Section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended by adding the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) In order to enhance the ability of United States exporters 
to compete on an equal footing with exporters of other countries, the 
President may extend guarantees under the authority of this subsection 
in connection with the commercial sale of defense articles and services 
to NATO countries, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel. The 
aggregate amount guaranteed under this subsection in any fiscal year 
may not exceed $1,000,000,000.
    ``(2) In extending medium- and long-term guarantees for commercial 
sales pursuant to paragraph (1), the President shall not offer terms 
and conditions more beneficial than would be provided by the Export-
Import Bank of the United States under similar circumstances in 
conjunction with the provision of guarantees for nondefense articles 
and services.
    ``(3) Section 653 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not 
apply to funds appropriated to carry out this subsection. In addition, 
section 634A of that Act and any similar provision of law shall apply 
to the obligation of funds to carry out this subsection only with 
respect to guarantees, in particular cases of amounts exceeding 
$20,000,000.
    ``(4) There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal 
years 1992 and 1993, $63,500,000 for the subsidy cost of the guarantees 
authorized under this subsection.
    ``(5) The authorities of this subsection may be exercised only to 
such extent and in such amounts as provided for in advance in 
appropriations Acts.
    ``(6) Applications for guarantees issued under this subsection 
shall be submitted to the Secretary of State, who is authorized to make 
such arrangements as necessary with other agencies, including with the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States, to process these applications 
and otherwise to implement this subsection.
    ``(7)(A) A fee shall be charged for each guarantee issued under 
this subsection.
    ``(B) All fees collected in connection with guarantees under this 
subsection shall be available to offset the cost of guarantee 
obligations under this subsection.
    ``(C) All of the fees referred to in this paragraph, together with 
earnings on those fees and other income arising from guarantee 
operations under this subsection, shall be held in a financing account 
maintained in the Treasury of the United States. All funds in such 
account may be invested in obligations of the United States. Any 
interest or other receipts derived from such investments shall be 
credited to such account and may be used for the purposes specified in 
subparagraph (B).''.

                    TITLE V--DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT

SEC. 501. LOAN GUARANTEES.

    Section 301 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2091) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The President may also authorize any department or agency 
of the Federal Government referred to in subsection (a)(1) to guarantee 
in whole or in part any public or private financing institution 
(including any Federal Reserve bank) against loss of principal or 
interest on any loan, discount or advance, or on any commitment in 
connection therewith, which may be made by such financing institution 
for the purpose of financing the conversion of businesses referred to 
in paragraph (2) from the production of goods primarily for national 
defense-related purposes to the production of goods for other 
commercial purposes. A guaranteeing agency may provide a guaranty 
authorized under this paragraph by commitment to purchase, agreement to 
share losses, or otherwise.
    ``(2) The President may provide guaranty authority under paragraph 
(1) only with respect to financing for businesses critical to the 
defense industrial base of the United States that are likely to be 
closed as a result of projected reductions in Federal Government 
spending under the national security budget function.
    ``(3) A guaranteeing agency may exercise authority provided by the 
President under paragraph (1) without regard to provisions of law 
relating to the making, performance, amendment, or modification of 
contracts.
    ``(4) A small business concern (as defined in accordance with 
section 3 of the Small Business Act) may not be held ineligible for the 
issuance of a guaranty under paragraph (1) by reason of alternative 
sources of supply.
    ``(5) Subsections (a)(3) and (e) do not apply to the authority 
provided under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 502. DIRECT LOANS.

    Section 302 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2092) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) The President may make loans (including participations in, 
or guarantees of, loans) to businesses referred to in paragraph (2) in 
order to finance, in whole or in part, the conversion of such 
businesses from the production of goods primarily for national defense-
related purposes to the production of goods for other commercial 
purposes.
    ``(2) The President may provide for loans under paragraph (1) only 
for businesses critical to the defense industrial base of the United 
States that are likely to be closed as a result of projected reductions 
in Federal Government spending under the national security budget 
function.
    ``(3) Subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to the authority 
provided under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 503. JOINT VENTURES.

    Title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 2091 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 310. JOINT VENTURES.

    ``(a) In General.--The President is authorized to enter into a 
joint venture to carry out the purposes of--
            ``(1) section 301(f); or
            ``(2) section 302(d);
and to authorize guarantees and make loans as authorized by either such 
section to assist such a joint venture.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The total investment or other participation by 
the United States in any joint venture under this section may not 
exceed 40 percent of the total investment by all parties to the joint 
venture.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense may issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 504. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by sections 501, 502, and 503 shall take effect 
on October 1, 1992.

                        TITLE VI--SMALL BUSINESS

SEC. 601. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to increase--
            (1) the number of small business development centers 
        established under section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 648) in defense-dependent regions of the United States; 
        and
            (2) the assistance and services provided by the small 
        business development centers to defense-dependent small 
        business concerns in such regions, especially marketing 
        assistance.

SEC. 602. INCREASED ALLOCATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(f)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(f)(1)) is amended by striking out ``1.25 per centum'' each 
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``1.75 per centum''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1992.

               TITLE VII--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

SEC. 701. ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ADJUSTMENT 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Communities identified pursuant to section 102(a)(2) shall be 
eligible to receive special economic development and adjustment 
assistance under title IX of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.).

SEC. 702. FUNDING MATTERS.

    (a) Transfer Authority.--The Council may transfer funds under 
section 801(b)(4) of this Act to the Department of Commerce for the 
purpose of providing assistance under title IX of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 to communities referred to in section 
701.
    (b) Obligation of Transferred Funds.--Of the amount transferred 
pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year--
            (1) at least 50 percent shall be obligated not later than 
        February 1 of that fiscal year; and
            (2) at least 90 percent shall be obligated not later than 
        August 1 of that fiscal year.

           TITLE VIII--DEFENSE ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT TRUST FUND

SEC. 801. ESTABLISHMENT AND USES OF FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established on the books of the 
Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Defense Economic Adjustment Trust 
Fund'' (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Fund''). The 
Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury under the 
direction of the Presidential Council on Economic Diversification and 
Adjustment established by section 101(a).
    (b) Uses of Fund.--Sums in the Fund shall be available for carrying 
out programs, projects, and activities, as the Council may direct, 
under--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) sections 301(f) and 302(d) of the Defense Production 
        Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2091(f) and 2092(d)), as added by 
        sections 501 and 502;
            (3) section 303 of that Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2093);
            (4) section 310 of that Act, as added by section 503;
            (5) title IX of the Public Works and Economic Development 
        Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.); and
            (6) section 325 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
        U.S.C. 1662d).
    (c) Source of Funds.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Fund for each fiscal year the amount equal to 10 percent of the 
difference between--
            (1) the amount of the budget authority necessary to support 
        military personnel end strengths for such fiscal year at the 
        same levels as was provided for the preceding fiscal year; and
            (2) the amount of the budget authority necessary to support 
        military personnel end strengths for such fiscal year at the 
        levels prescribed by law for such fiscal year.

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