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be obligated for the tooling to construct or the construction of
vessels addressed by this section.
SEC. 8110. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees not later than November 15, 1997 an
aviation safety plan outlining an appropriate level of navigational
safety upgrades for all Department of Defense aircraft and the
associated funding profile to install these upgrades in an expeditious
manner.
SEC. 8111. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Defense shall obligate the funds provided for University
Research Initiatives in the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 1997 (titles I through VIII under section 101(b) of Public
Law 104–208) for the projects and in the amounts provided for
in House Report 104–863 of the House of Representatives, 104th
Congress, 2d session.
SEC. 8112. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate, not later than April 15, 1998, a report on alternatives
for current theater combat simulations: Provided, That this report
shall be based on a review and evaluation by the Defense Science
Board of the adequacy of the current models used by the Depart-
ment of Defense for theater combat simulations, with particular
emphasis on the tactical warfare (TACWAR) model and the ability
of that model to adequately measure airpower, stealth, and other
asymmetrical United States warfighting advantages, and shall
include the recommendations of the Defense Science Board for
improvements to current models and modeling techniques.
SEC. 8113. Effective on June 30, 1998, section 8106(a) of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through
VIII of the matter under section 101(b) of Public Law 104–208;
110 Stat. 3009–111; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), is amended by striking
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
SEC. 8114. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this
Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military
forces for operational training, operational use or inventory require-
ments: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items
used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and
leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That
this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the
National Foreign Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case
basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the
national security interest to do so.
SEC. 8115. It is the sense of the Congress that all member
nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should
contribute their proportionate share to pay for the costs of the
Partnership for Peace program and for any future costs attributable
to the expansion of NATO.
SEC. 8116. The budget of the President for fiscal year 1999
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code, and each annual budget request thereafter, shall
include budget activity groups (known as ‘‘subactivities’’) in the
operation and maintenance accounts of the military departments
and other appropriation accounts, as may be necessary, to sepa-
rately identify all costs incurred by the Department of Defense
to support the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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The budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support
of the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999,
and subsequent fiscal years, shall provide complete, detailed esti-
mates for the incremental costs of such expansion.
SEC. 8117. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with
a contractor that is subject to the reporting requirement set forth
in subsection (d) of section 4212 of title 38, United States Code,
but has not submitted the most recent report required by such
subsection for 1997 or a subsequent year.
SEC. 8118. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to approve or license the sale of the F–22 advanced tactical
fighter to any foreign government.
SEC. 8119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be made available for the United States
Man and the Biosphere Program, or related projects.
SEC. 8120. Up to $4,500,000 of funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense may be available for the payment of claims for
loss and damage to personal property suffered as a direct result
of the flooding in the Red River Basin during April and May,
1997 by members of the Armed Forces residing in the vicinity
of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, without regard
to the provisions of section 3721(e) of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 8121. Of the total amount appropriated under title II
for the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall make $25,000,000
available for a program to demonstrate expanded use of multitech-
nology automated reader cards throughout the Navy and the Marine
Corps, including demonstration of the use of the so-called
‘‘smartship’’ technology of the ship-to-shore work load/off load pro-
gram.
SEC. 8122. (a) FINDINGS.—(1) The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, at the Madrid summit, decided to admit three new
members, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.
(2) The President, on behalf of the United States endorsed
and advocated the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion to include three additional members.
(3) The Senate will consider the ratification of instruments
to approve the admissions of new members to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
(4) 
The 
United 
States 
has 
contributed 
more 
than
$20,000,000,000 since 1952 for infrastructure and support of the
Alliance.
(5) In appropriations Acts considered by the Congress for fiscal
year 1998, $449,000,000 has been requested by the President for
expenditures in direct support of United States participation in
the Alliance.
(6) In appropriations Acts considered by the Congress for fiscal
year 1998, $9,983,300,000 has been requested by the President
in support of United States military expenditures in North Atlantic
Treaty Organization countries.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense shall iden-
tify and report to the congressional defense committees not later
than October 1, 1997—
(1) the amounts necessary, by appropriation account, for
all anticipated costs to the United States for the admission
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of the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary to the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization for the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001 and 2002; and
(2) any new commitments or obligations entered into or
assumed by the United States in association with the admission
of new members to the Alliance, to include the deployment
of United States military personnel, the provision of defense
articles or equipment, training activities and the modification
and construction of military facilities.
SEC. 8123. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-
case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation
on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided
in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the
limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative
programs entered into between the Department of Defense and
the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements
for the procurement of defense items entered into under section
2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not
discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced
in the United States for that country.
(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to—
(1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised
after such date under contracts that are entered into before
such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason
other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection
(a).
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding
construction of warships, ball and roller bearings, and clothing
or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50–65) of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under head-
ings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, and 9404.
SEC. 8124. It is the sense of Congress that should the Senate
ratify NATO enlargement, that the proportional cost of the United
States share of the NATO common budget should not increase,
and that if any NATO member does not pay its share, the United
States shall not pay either.
SEC. 8125. Congress finds that the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission directed the transfer of only 10 electro-
magnetic test environment systems from Eglin Air Force Base,
Florida to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
SEC. 8126. (a) FINDINGS.—
(1) the Department of Defense budget is insufficient to
fulfill all the requirements on the unfunded priorities lists
of the military services and defense agencies;
(2) the documented printing expenses of the Department
of Defense amount to several hundred million dollars per year,
and a similar amount of undocumented printing expenses may
be included in external defense contracts;
(3) printing in two or more colors generally increases costs;
(4) the Joint Committee on Printing of the Congress of
the United States has established regulations intended to pro-
tect taxpayers from extravagant Government printing expenses;
(5) the Government Printing and Binding Regulations pub-
lished by the Joint Committee on Printing direct that
‘‘ * * * it is the responsibility of the head of any department,
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independent office or establishment of the Government to
assure that all multicolor printing shall contribute demon-
strable value toward achieving a greater fulfillment of the
ultimate end-purpose of whatever printed item in which it
is included.’’;
(6) the Department of Defense publishes a large number
of brochures, calendars, and other products in which the use
of multicolor printing does not appear to meet the demonstrably
valuable contribution requirement of the Joint Committee on
Printing, but instead appears to be used primarily for decorative
effect; and
(7) the Department of Defense could save resources for
higher priority needs by reducing printing expenses.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—Therefore, it is the sense of the
Senate that—
(1) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that the printing
costs of the Department of Defense and military services are
held to the lowest amount possible;
(2) the Department of Defense should strictly comply with
the Printing and Binding Regulations published by the Joint
Committee on Printing of the Congress of the United States;
and
(3) the Department of Defense budget submission for fiscal
year 1999 should reflect the savings that will result from the
stricter printing guidelines in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(RESCISSIONS)
SEC. 8127. Of the funds provided in title III of the Department
of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–61),
$62,000,000 are rescinded, and of the funds provided in title IV
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (as con-
tained in section 101(b) of Public Law 104–208), $38,000,000 are
rescinded: Provided, That such rescissions shall not be made before
July 1, 1998: Provided further, That not later than June 1, 1998,
the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit a report
to the congressional defense committees listing the specific pro-
grams, projects and activities proposed for rescission subject to
the provisions of this section.
SEC. 8128. Section 303(e) of the 1997 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for
Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia (Public
Law 105–18; 111 Stat. 168) is struck and the following is inserted
in lieu thereof:
‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may use funds
available in the Defense Working Capital Fund for the payment
of the costs of utilities, maintenance and repair, and improvements
entered into under the lease under this section.’’.
SEC. 8129. Subject to amounts appropriated under the heading
‘‘SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY’’ in this Act for the New
Attack Submarine Program, and notwithstanding any provisions
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
and of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1997 to the contrary, and notwithstanding section 2304(k) of title
10, United States Code, and the policy set forth in paragraph
(1) of that section, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a
contract during fiscal year 1998 for the necessary procurement
of four submarines under the New Attack Submarine Program