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(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by this section to
transfer authorizations—
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that
have a higher priority than the items from which authority
is transferred; and
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that
has been denied authorization by Congress.
(c) EFFECT
ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer made
from one account to another under the authority of this section
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account
to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the
amount transferred.
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall promptly notify
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).
SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.
(a) STATUS OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The Classified Annex pre-
pared by the committee of conference to accompany the conference
report on the bill H.R. 3230 of the One Hundred Fourth Congress
and transmitted to the President is hereby incorporated into this
Act.
(b) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS
OF ACT.—The
amounts specified in the Classified Annex are not in addition to
amounts authorized to be appropriated by other provisions of this
Act.
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursu-
ant to an authorization contained in this Act that are made avail-
able for a program, project, or activity referred to in the Classified
Annex may only be expended for such program, project, or activity
in accordance with such terms, conditions, limitations, restrictions,
and requirements as are set out for that program, project, or activity
in the Classified Annex.
(d) DISTRIBUTION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The President shall
provide for appropriate distribution of the Classified Annex, or
of appropriate portions of the annex, within the executive branch
of the Government.
SEC. 1003. AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED
FISCAL YEAR 1996 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The amounts described in subsection (b) may
be obligated and expended for programs, projects, and activities
of the Department of Defense in accordance with fiscal year 1996
defense appropriations.
(b) COVERED AMOUNTS.—The amounts referred to in subsection
(a) are the amounts provided for programs, projects, and activities
of the Department of Defense in fiscal year 1996 defense appropria-
tions that are in excess of the amounts provided for such programs,
projects, and activities in fiscal year 1996 defense authorizations.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) FISCAL YEAR 1996 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.—The term
‘‘fiscal year 1996 defense appropriations’’ means amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 1996 in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–61).
(2) FISCAL YEAR 1996 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS.—The term
‘‘fiscal year 1996 defense authorizations’’ means amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense
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for fiscal year 1996 in the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106).
SEC. 1004. AUTHORIZATION OF PRIOR EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.
Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 1996 in the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106) are hereby adjusted,
with respect to any such authorized amount, by the amount by
which appropriations pursuant to such authorization were increased
(by a supplemental appropriation) or decreased (by a rescission),
or both, in the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropria-
tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134).
SEC. 1005. FORMAT FOR BUDGET REQUESTS FOR NAVY/MARINE
CORPS AND AIR FORCE AMMUNITION ACCOUNTS.
Section 114 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for procurement
of ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps, and for procurement
of ammunition for the Air Force, shall be set forth separately
from other amounts requested for procurement.’’.
SEC. 1006. FORMAT FOR ANNUAL BUDGET REQUESTS FOR DEFENSE
AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM.
(a) SEPARATE DISPLAY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense
shall ensure that in the budget justification documents for any
fiscal year there are set forth separately the amount requested
for research, development, test, and evaluation, and the amount
requested for procurement, for each program area within the
Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program.
(b) PROGRAM AREAS WITHIN DEFENSE AIRBORNE RECONNAIS-
SANCE PROGRAM.—For purposes of subsection (a), the programs
of the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program shall be cat-
egorized as being within one of the following areas:
(1) Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles.
(2) Endurance unmanned aerial vehicles.
(3) Airborne reconnaissance systems.
(4) Manned reconnaissance systems.
(5) Distributed common ground systems.
(6) Any additional program area established by the
Secretary of Defense.
(c) BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the term ‘‘budget justification documents’’ means the
supporting budget documentation submitted to the congressional
defense committees in support of the budget of the Department
of Defense for a fiscal year as included in the budget of the President
submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for
that fiscal year.
SEC. 1007. LIMITATION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS
TRANSFERRED TO THE COAST GUARD.
(a) LIMITATION
TO NATIONAL SECURITY FUNCTIONS.—Funds
appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997
that are transferred pursuant to law to the Coast Guard may
be used only for the performance of national security functions
of the Coast Guard in support of the Department of Defense.
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(b) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—Funds appropriated to the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997 may not be transferred
to the Coast Guard until the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Transportation jointly certify to Congress that the funds so
transferred will be used only in accordance with the limitation
in subsection (a).
(c) PERIODIC GAO AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall—
(1) audit, from time to time, the use of funds transferred
to the Coast Guard from appropriations for the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 1997 in order to verify that those
funds are being used in accordance with the limitation in
subsection (a); and
(2) notify the congressional defense committees of any use
of those funds that, in the judgment of the Comptroller General,
is a violation of that limitation.
SEC. 1008. FISHER HOUSE TRUST FUND FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE NAVY.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2221 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
‘‘(3) The Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the
Navy.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) Amounts in the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department
of the Navy, that are attributable to earnings or gains realized
from investments shall be available for the operation and mainte-
nance of Fisher houses that are located in proximity to medical
treatment facilities of the Navy.’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ‘‘or the Air Force’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, the Air Force, or the Navy’’.
(b) CORPUS OF TRUST FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall
transfer to the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Navy,
established by section 2221(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code
(as added by subsection (a)(1)), all amounts in the accounts for
Navy installations and other facilities that, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, are available for operation and maintenance
of Fisher houses, as defined in section 2221(d) of such title.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1321 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
‘‘(94) Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the 
Navy.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(2) the following:
‘‘(D) Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Navy.’’.
SEC. 1009. DESIGNATION 
AND 
LIABILITY 
OF 
DISBURSING 
AND
CERTIFYING OFFICIALS FOR THE COAST GUARD.
(a) DISBURSING OFFICIALS.—(1) Section 3321(c) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Department of Transportation (with respect to
public money available for expenditure by the Coast Guard
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy).’’.
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(2)(A) Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 673. Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy
disbursing officials
‘‘(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a disbursing official of the
Coast Guard may designate a deputy disbursing official—
‘‘(A) to make payments as the agent of the disbursing
official;
‘‘(B) to sign checks drawn on disbursing accounts of the
Secretary of the Treasury; and
‘‘(C) to carry out other duties required under law.
‘‘(2) The penalties for misconduct that apply to a disbursing
official apply to a deputy disbursing official designated under this
subsection.
‘‘(3) A disbursing official may make a designation under para-
graph (1) only with the approval of the Secretary of Transportation
(when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy).
‘‘(b)(1) If a disbursing official of the Coast Guard dies, becomes
disabled, or is separated from office, a deputy disbursing official
may continue the accounts and payments in the name of the former
disbursing official until the last day of the second month after
the month in which the death, disability, or separation occurs.
The accounts and payments shall be allowed, audited, and settled
as provided by law. The Secretary of the Treasury shall honor
checks signed in the name of the former disbursing official in
the same way as if the former disbursing official had continued
in office.
‘‘(2) The deputy disbursing official, and not the former disburs-
ing official or the estate of the former disbursing official, is liable
for the actions of the deputy disbursing official under this sub-
section.
‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section does
not apply to the Coast Guard when section 2773 of title 10 applies
to the Coast Guard by reason of the operation of the Coast Guard
as a service in the Navy.
‘‘(2) A designation of a deputy disbursing official under sub-
section (a) that is made while the Coast Guard is not operating
as a service in the Navy continues in effect for purposes of section
2773 of title 10 while the Coast Guard operates as a service in
the Navy unless and until the designation is terminated by the
disbursing official who made the designation or an official author-
ized to approve such a designation under subsection (a)(3) of such
section.’’.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘673. Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials.’’.
(b) DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO HAVE
AUTHORITY TO CERTIFY VOUCHERS.—Section 3325(b) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘members of the
armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense
may certify vouchers when authorized, in writing, by the Secretary
to do so’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘members of the armed
forces may certify vouchers when authorized, in writing, by the
Secretary of Defense or, in the case of the Coast Guard when
it is not operating as a service in the Navy, by the Secretary
of Transportation’’.
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1007(a) of title 37,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘Secretary of
Defense’’ the following: ‘‘(or the Secretary of Transportation, in
the case of an officer of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard
is not operating as a service in the Navy)’’.
(2) Section 3527(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting after ‘‘Department
of Defense’’ the following: ‘‘(or the Secretary of Transportation,
in the case of a disbursing official of the Coast Guard when
the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy)’’;
and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ‘‘or the Secretary
of the appropriate military department’’ the following: ‘‘(or the
Secretary of Transportation, in the case of a disbursing official
of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating
as a service in the Navy)’’.
SEC. 1010. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE COLLECTION
ACTIONS AGAINST DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE COAST
GUARD.
Section 3711(g) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘or Marine Corps’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Marine Corps, or Coast Guard
during a period when the Coast Guard is operating as a service
in the Navy’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Transportation may suspend or terminate
an action by the Secretary under subsection (a) to collect a claim
against the estate of a person who died while serving on active
duty as a member of the Coast Guard if the Secretary determines
that, under the circumstances applicable with respect to the
deceased person, it is appropriate to do so.’’.
SEC. 1011. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISBURSING OFFICIAL CHECK
CASHING AND EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS.
Section 3342(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph
(3) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
(2) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (5);
(3) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) a Federal credit union (as defined in section 101(1)
of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752(1)) that at
the request of the Secretary of Defense is operating on a United
States military installation in a foreign country, but only if
that country does not permit contractor-operated military bank-
ing facilities to operate on such installations.’’.
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Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards
SEC. 1021. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUOUS APPLICABIL-
ITY OF CONTRACTS FOR PHASED MAINTENANCE OF AE
CLASS SHIPS.
Section 1016 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 425) is repealed.
SEC. 1022. FUNDING 
FOR 
SECOND 
AND 
THIRD 
MARITIME
PREPOSITIONING SHIPS OUT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SEA-
LIFT FUND.
(a) NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.—To the extent provided
in appropriations Acts, funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund
may be obligated and expended for the purchase and conversion,
or construction, of a total of three ships for the purpose of enhancing
Marine Corps prepositioning ship squadrons.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the amount
authorized to be appropriated under section 302(2), $240,000,000
is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose stated in subsection
(a).
SEC. 1023. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE TUGBOATS OF THE
NAVY.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER VESSELS.—The Secretary of
the Navy shall transfer the six obsolete tugboats of the Navy
specified in subsection (b) to the Northeast Wisconsin Railroad
Transportation Commission, an instrumentality of the State of
Wisconsin, if the Secretary determines that the tugboats are not
needed for transfer, donation, or other disposal under title II of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 481 et seq.).
(b) VESSELS COVERED.—The requirement in subsection (a)
applies to the six decommissioned Cherokee class tugboats, listed
as of the date of the enactment of this Act as being surplus to
the Navy, that are designated as ATF–105, ATF–110, ATF–149,
ATF–158, ATF–159, and ATF–160.
(c) CONDITION RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—
The Secretary shall require as a condition of the transfer of a
vessel under subsection (a) that use of the vessel by the Commission
not commence until the terms of any necessary environmental
compliance letter or agreement with respect to that vessel have
been complied with.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions (including a require-
ment that the transfer be at no cost to the Government) in connec-
tion with the transfers required by subsection (a) as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
SEC. 1024. TRANSFER 
OF 
U.S.S. 
DRUM 
TO 
CITY 
OF 
VALLEJO,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Navy shall transfer the
U.S.S. Drum (SSN–677) to the city of Vallejo, California, in accord-
ance with this section and upon satisfactory completion of a ship
donation application. Before making such transfer, the Secretary
of the Navy shall remove from the vessel the reactor compartment
and other classified and sensitive military equipment.
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(b) FUNDING.—As provided in section 7306(c) of title 10, United
States Code, the transfer of the vessel authorized by this section
shall be made at no cost to the United States (beyond the cost
which the United States would otherwise incur for dismantling
and recycling of the vessel).
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The transfer under this section shall
be subject to subsection (b) of section 7306 of title 10, United
States Code, but the provisions of subsection (d) of such section
shall not be applicable to such transfer.
SEC. 1025. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING USS LCS 102 (LSSL 102).
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should
use existing authorities in law to seek the expeditious return,
upon completion of service, of the former USS LCS 102 (LSSL
102) from the Government of Thailand in order for the ship to
be transferred to the United States Shipbuilding Museum in Quincy,
Massachusetts.
Subtitle C—Counter-Drug Activities
SEC. 1031. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES OF MEXICO.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—Subject to
subsection (e), during fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of Defense
may provide the Government of Mexico with the support described
in subsection (b) for the counter-drug activities of the Government
of Mexico. The support provided under the authority of this sub-
section shall be in addition to support provided to the Government
of Mexico under any other provision of law.
(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT.—The authority under subsection (a)
is limited to the provision of the following types of support:
(1) The transfer of nonlethal protective and utility per-
sonnel equipment.
(2) The transfer of the following nonlethal specialized
equipment:
(A) Navigation equipment.
(B) Secure and nonsecure communications equipment.
(C) Photo equipment.
(D) Radar equipment.
(E) Night vision systems.
(F) Repair equipment and parts for equipment referred
to in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E).
(3) The transfer of nonlethal components, accessories,
attachments, parts (including ground support equipment),
firmware, and software for aircraft or patrol boats, and related
repair equipment.
(4) The maintenance and repair of equipment of the
Government of Mexico that is used for counter-drug activities.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF OTHER SUPPORT AUTHORITIES.—Except
as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of section
1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note) shall apply to
the provision of support under this section.
(d) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
under section 301(19) for drug interdiction and counter-drug activi-
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ties, not more than $8,000,000 shall be available for the provision
of support under this section.
(e) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The Secretary may not obligate or expend
funds to provide support under this section until 15 days after
the date on which the Secretary submits to the committees referred
to in paragraph (3) the certification described in paragraph (2).
(2) The certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a written
certification of the following:
(A) That the provision of support under this section will
not adversely affect the military preparedness of the United
States Armed Forces.
(B) That the equipment and materiel provided as support
will be used only by officials and employees of the Government
of Mexico who have undergone a background check by that
government.
(C) That the Government of Mexico has certified to the
Secretary that—
(i) the equipment and material provided as support
will be used only by the officials and employees referred
to in subparagraph (B);
(ii) none of the equipment or materiel will be trans-
ferred (by sale, gift, or otherwise) to any person or entity
not authorized by the United States to receive the equip-
ment or materiel; and
(iii) the equipment and materiel will be used only
for the purposes intended by the United States Govern-
ment.
(D) That the Government of Mexico has implemented, to
the satisfaction of the Secretary, a system that will provide
an accounting and inventory of the equipment and materiel
provided as support.
(E) That the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities
of the Government of Mexico will grant United States Govern-
ment personnel access to any of the equipment or materiel
provided as support, or to any of the records relating to such
equipment or materiel, under terms and conditions similar
to the terms and conditions imposed with respect to such access
under section 505(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2314(a)(3)).
(F) That the Government of Mexico will provide security
with respect to the equipment and materiel provided as support
that is substantially the same degree of security that the United
States Government would provide with respect to such equip-
ment and materiel.
(G) That the Government of Mexico will permit continuous
observation and review by United States Government personnel
of the use of the equipment and materiel provided as support
under terms and conditions similar to the terms and conditions
imposed with respect to such observation and review under
section 505(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2314(a)(3)).
(3) The committees referred to in this paragraph are the
following:
(A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(B) The Committee on National Security and the Commit-
tee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1032. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN DRUG INTERDIC-
TION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.
(a) P–3B AIRCRAFT.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
under section 301(19) for drug interdiction and counter-drug activi-
ties, not more than $98,000,000 may be used for the purpose of
procuring or modifying two P–3B aircraft for use by departments
and agencies of the United States outside the Department of De-
fense for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. However,
funds may not be obligated for such purpose until the Secretary
of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a certifi-
cation that the procurement or modification of such aircraft and
the use of such aircraft by other departments or agencies of the
United States will significantly reduce the level of support that
would otherwise be required of E–3 AWACS aircraft as part of
the drug interdiction and counter-drug mission of the Department
of Defense.
(b) NONINTRUSIVE INSPECTION DEVICES.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated under section 301(19) for drug interdiction
and counter-drug activities, not more than $10,000,000 may be
used to procure three nonintrusive inspection devices for use by
departments and agencies of the United States outside the Depart-
ment of Defense for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.
(c) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary of
Defense may transfer to the head of any department or agency
of the United States outside the Department of Defense any equip-
ment procured or modified under this section with funds referred
to in this section.
SEC. 1033. TRANSFER OF EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SUPPORT
LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—(1) Chapter 153 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2576 the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 2576a. Excess personal property: sale or donation for law
enforcement activities
‘‘(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—(1) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of
Defense may transfer to Federal and State agencies personal prop-
erty of the Department of Defense, including small arms and
ammunition, that the Secretary determines is—
‘‘(A) suitable for use by the agencies in law enforcement
activities, including counter-drug and counter-terrorism activi-
ties; and
‘‘(B) excess to the needs of the Department of Defense.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall carry out this section in consultation
with the Attorney General and the Director of National Drug Con-
trol Policy.
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Defense may
transfer personal property under this section only if—
‘‘(1) the property is drawn from existing stocks of the
Department of Defense;
‘‘(2) the recipient accepts the property on an as-is, where-
is basis;
‘‘(3) the transfer is made without the expenditure of any
funds available to the Department of Defense for the procure-
ment of defense equipment; and
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‘‘(4) all costs incurred subsequent to the transfer of the
property are borne or reimbursed by the recipient.
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION.—Subject to subsection (b)(4), the Secretary
may transfer personal property under this section without charge
to the recipient agency.
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE
FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS.—In considering
applications for the transfer of personal property under this section,
the Secretary shall give a preference to those applications indicating
that the transferred property will be used in the counter-drug
or counter-terrorism activities of the recipient agency.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2576
the following new item:
‘‘2576a. Excess personal property: sale or donation for law enforcement activities.’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1208 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
(Public Law 101–189; 10 U.S.C. 372 note) is repealed.
(2) Section 1005 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1630) is
amended by striking out ‘‘section 1208 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (10 U.S.C. 372
note) and section 372’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sections 372
and 2576a’’.
SEC. 1034. SALE BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF
CHEMICALS USED TO MANUFACTURE CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES.
(a) DEA CERTIFICATION.—The Controlled Substances Act is
amended by inserting after section 519 (21 U.S.C. 889) the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 520. REVIEW OF FEDERAL SALES OF CHEMICALS USABLE TO
MANUFACTURE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
‘‘A Federal department or agency may not sell from the stocks
of the department or agency any chemical which, as determined
by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
could be used in the manufacture of a controlled substance unless
the Administrator certifies in writing to the head of the department
or agency that there is no reasonable cause to believe that the
sale of the chemical would result in the illegal manufacture of
a controlled substance.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Com-
prehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (84
Stat. 1236) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 519 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 520. Review of Federal sales of chemicals usable to manufacture controlled
substances.’’.
Subtitle D—Reports and Studies
SEC. 1041. ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT AND
OPERATION ENHANCED SOUTHERN WATCH.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each year,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on
Operation Provide Comfort and Operation Enhanced Southern
Watch.
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(1) OPERATION
ENHANCED
SOUTHERN
WATCH.—The term
‘‘Operation Enhanced Southern Watch’’ means the operation
of the Department of Defense that as of October 30, 1995,
is designated as Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.
(2) OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT.—The term ‘‘Operation
Provide Comfort’’ means the operation of the Department of
Defense that as of October 30, 1995, is designated as Operation
Provide Comfort.
SEC. 1042. ANNUAL REPORT ON EMERGING OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1 of each year
through 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National
Security of the House of Representatives a report on emerging
operational concepts. Each such report shall be prepared by the
Secretary in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each such report shall contain
a description, for the year preceding the year in which the report
is submitted, of the following:
(1) The process undertaken in the Department of Defense,
and in each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps,
to define and develop doctrine, operational concepts, organiza-
tional concepts, and acquisition strategies to address—
(A) the potential of emerging technologies for signifi-
cantly improving the operational effectiveness of the Armed
Forces;
(B) changes in the international order that may neces-
sitate changes in the operational capabilities of the Armed
Forces;
(C) emerging capabilities of potential adversary
states; and
(D) changes in defense budget projections.
(2) The manner in which the processes described in para-
graph (1) are harmonized to ensure that there is a sufficient
consideration of the development of joint doctrine, operational
concepts, and acquisition strategies.
(3) The manner in which the processes described in para-
graph (1) are coordinated through the Joint Requirements Over-
sight Council and reflected in the planning, programming, and
budgeting process of the Department of Defense.
SEC. 1043. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY CHILD
CARE PROGRAMS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Defense should be congratulated
on the successful implementation of the Military Child Care
Act of 1989 (originally enacted as title XV of Public Law 101–
189 and subsequently codified as subchapter II of chapter 88
of title 10, United States Code).
(2) The actions taken by the Department as a result of
that Act have dramatically improved the availability, afford-
ability, quality, and consistency of the child-care services pro-
vided to members of the Armed Forces.
(3) Child care is important to the readiness of members
of the Armed Forces since single parents and couples in military
service must have access to affordable child care of good quality
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if they are to perform their jobs and respond effectively to
long work hours or deployments.
(4) Child care is important to the retention of members
of the Armed Forces in military service because the dissatisfac-
tion of the families of such members with military life is a
primary reason for the departure of such members from military
service.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO MILITARY-CIVILIAN CHILD-
CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the civilian and military child-care communities,
Federal, State, and local agencies, and businesses and commu-
nities involved in the provision of child-care services could
benefit from the development of partnerships to foster an
exchange of ideas, information, and materials relating to their
experiences with the provision of such services and to encourage
closer relationships between military installations and the
communities that support them;
(2) such partnerships would be beneficial to all families
by helping providers of child-care services exchange ideas about
innovative ways to address barriers to the effective provision
of such services; and
(3) there are many ways that such partnerships could
be developed, including—
(A) cooperation between the directors and curriculum
specialists of military child development centers and
civilian child development centers in assisting such centers
in the accreditation process;
(B) use of family support staff to conduct parent and
family workshops for new parents and parents with young
children in family housing on military installations and
in communities in the vicinity of such installations;
(C) internships in Department of Defense child-care
programs for civilian child-care providers to broaden the
base of good-quality child-care services in communities in
the vicinity of military installations; and
(D) attendance by civilian child-care providers at
Department child-care training classes on a space-available
basis.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 1997, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the status of any
partnerships and other initiatives undertaken by the Department
of Defense as described in subsection (b), including recommenda-
tions for additional ways to improve the child-care programs of
the Department of Defense and to improve such programs so as
to benefit civilian child-care providers in communities in the vicinity
of military installations.
SEC. 1044. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY YOUTH
PROGRAMS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Programs of the Department of Defense for youth who
are dependents of members of the Armed Forces have not
received the same level of attention and resources as have
child-care programs of the Department since the passage of
the Military Child Care Act of 1989 (originally enacted as
title XV of Public Law 101–189 and subsequently codified as
subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code).
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(2) Older children deserve as much attention to their devel-
opmental needs as do younger children.
(3) The Department has started to direct more attention
to programs for youths who are dependents of members of
the Armed Forces by providing funds for the implementation
of 20 model community programs to address the needs of such
youths.
(4) The lessons learned from such programs could apply
to civilian youth programs as well.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO MILITARY-CIVILIAN YOUTH
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Department of Defense, Federal, State, and local
agencies, and businesses and communities involved in conduct-
ing youth programs could benefit from the development of
partnerships to foster an exchange of ideas, information, and
materials relating to such programs and to encourage closer
relationships between military installations and the commu-
nities that support them;
(2) such partnerships could be beneficial to all families
by helping the providers of services for youths exchange ideas
about innovative ways to address barriers to the effective provi-
sion of such services; and
(3) there are many ways that such partnerships could
be developed, including—
(A) cooperation between the Department and Federal
and State educational agencies in exploring the use of
public school facilities for child-care programs and youth
programs that are mutually beneficial to the Department
and civilian communities and complement programs of the
Department carried out at its facilities; and
(B) improving youth programs that enable adolescents
to relate to new peer groups when families of members
of the Armed Forces are relocated.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 1997, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the status of any
partnerships and other initiatives undertaken by the Department
as described in subsection (b), including recommendations for addi-
tional ways to improve the youth programs of the Department
of Defense and to improve such programs so as to benefit commu-
nities in the vicinity of military installations.
SEC. 1045. QUARTERLY 
REPORTS 
REGARDING 
COPRODUCTION
AGREEMENTS.
(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON COPRODUCTION AGREEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(a))
is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (10);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph
(11) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(12) a report on all concluded government-to-government
agreements regarding foreign coproduction of defense articles
of United States origin and all other concluded agreements
involving coproduction or licensed production outside of the
United States of defense articles of United States origin (includ-
ing coproduction memoranda of understanding or agreement)
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that have not been previously reported under this subsection,
which shall include—
‘‘(A) the identity of the foreign countries, international
organizations, or foreign firms involved;
‘‘(B) a description and the estimated value of the
articles authorized to be produced, and an estimate of
the quantity of the articles authorized to be produced;
‘‘(C) a description of any restrictions on third-party
transfers of the foreign-manufactured articles; and
‘‘(D) if any such agreement does not provide for United
States access to and verification of quantities of articles
produced overseas and their disposition in the foreign coun-
try, a description of alternative measures and controls
incorporated in the coproduction or licensing program to
ensure compliance with restrictions in the agreement on
production quantities and third-party transfers.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (12) of section 36(a) of the
Arms Export Control Act, as added by subsection (a)(3), does not
apply with respect to an agreement described in such paragraph
entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1046. REPORT ON WITNESS INTERVIEW PROCEDURES FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) SURVEY
OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT POLICIES
AND PRAC-
TICES.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
a survey of the policies and practices of the Naval Criminal Inves-
tigative Service with respect to the manner in which interviews
of suspects and witnesses are conducted in connection with criminal
investigations of allegations of contractor fraud. The purpose of
the survey shall be to ascertain whether or not investigators and
agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service conduct inves-
tigations of contractor fraud in accordance with generally accepted
Federal law enforcement standards and applicable law.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report
concerning the survey under subsection (a). The report shall specifi-
cally address the following:
(1) The extent to which investigators of the Naval Criminal
Investigative Service investigators and agents of the Naval
Criminal Investigative Service conduct investigations of con-
tractor fraud in accordance with generally accepted Federal
law enforcement standards and applicable law.
(2) The extent to which the interview policies established
by Department of Defense directives or Navy regulations are
adequate to instruct and guide investigators in the proper
conduct of subject and witness interviews.
(3) The desirability and feasibility of providing for video
and audio recording of interviews and, if recording is desirable,
the circumstances under which recordings should be made.
(4) The desirability and feasibility of making such record-
ings or written transcriptions of interviews, or both, available
on demand to the subject or witness interviewed.
(5) The extent to which existing Department of Defense
directives and Navy regulations address the carrying and dis-
play of weapons by agents, together with an assessment of