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‘‘(C) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
‘‘(D) Any other component of the Department of
Defense that performs intelligence functions and is des-
ignated by the Secretary of Defense as an intelligence
component of the Department of Defense.
‘‘(E) Any successor to a component specified in, or
designated pursuant to, this paragraph.
‘‘(3) The term ‘congressional oversight committees’ means—
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
‘‘(B) the Committee on National Security and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives.
‘‘(4) The term ‘excepted service’ has the meaning given
such term in section 2103 of title 5.
‘‘(5) The term ‘preference eligible’ has the meaning given
such term in section 2108(3) of title 5.
‘‘(6) The term ‘Senior Executive Service position’ has the
meaning given such term in section 3132(a)(2) of title 5.
‘‘(7) The term ‘collective bargaining agreement’ has the
meaning given such term in section 7103(8) of title 5.’’.
(e) DESIGNATION OF NEW SUBCHAPTER II.—Chapter 83 of such
title is further amended by inserting after section 1614 (as added
by subsection (d)) the following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PERSONNEL
‘‘Sec.
‘‘1621. Defense Intelligence Agency merit pay system.
‘‘1622. Uniform allowance: civilian employees.
‘‘1623. Financial assistance to certain employees in acquisition of critical skills.’’.
SEC. 1633. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED SECTIONS AND CLERICAL AND
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) REPEAL
OF SEPARATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT AUTHORI-
TIES.—Section 1590 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) REPEAL OF SEPARATE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AUTHORI-
TIES.—The following provisions of law are repealed:
(1) Sections 2 and 4 of the National Security Agency Act
of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note).
(2) Section 303 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50
U.S.C. 833).
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United States Code, is
amended as follows:
(1) The heading for section 1605 is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 1605. Benefits for certain employees assigned outside the
United States’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81
is amended by striking out the items relating to sections 1590
and 1599.
(3) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle
A, and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, are amended
by striking out the item relating to chapter 83 and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘83. Civilian Defense Intelligence Employees ............................................. 1601’’.
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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1621 of such title, as
transferred and redesignated by section 1632(a)(1), is amended
by striking out ‘‘and Central Imagery Office’’.
(e) CROSS REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 81 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1593(a)(3) is amended by striking out ‘‘section
1606’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 1622’’.
(2) Section 1596(c) is amended by striking out ‘‘section
1604(b)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 1602’’.
SEC. 1634. OTHER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES.
(a) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
SYSTEM.—Section 7103(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (F);
(2) by striking out ‘‘; or’’ at the end of subparagraph (G)
and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(3) by striking out subparagraph (H).
(b) APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPOS-
ING CERTAIN ADVERSE ACTIONS.—Section 7511(b)(8) of such title
is amended by striking out ‘‘the National Security Agency’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘title 10’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘an intelligence component of the Department of Defense (as defined
in section 1614 of title 10), or an intelligence activity of a military
department covered under subchapter I of chapter 83 of title 10’’.
SEC. 1635. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall
take effect on October 1, 1996.
TITLE XVII—FEDERAL EMPLOYEE
TRAVEL REFORM
Sec. 1701. Short title.
Subtitle A—Relocation Benefits
Sec. 1711. Allowance for seeking permanent residence quarters.
Sec. 1712. Temporary quarters subsistence expenses allowance.
Sec. 1713. Modification of residence transaction expenses allowance.
Sec. 1714. Authority to pay for property management services.
Sec. 1715. Authority to transport a privately owned motor vehicle within the
continental United States.
Sec. 1716. Authority to pay limited relocation allowances to an employee who is
performing an extended assignment.
Sec. 1717. Authority to pay a home marketing incentive.
Sec. 1718. Revision and reenactment of additional provisions relating to relocation
expenses.
Subtitle B—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 1721. Repeal of the long-distance telephone call certification requirement.
Sec. 1722. Transfer of authority to prescribe regulations.
Sec. 1723. Conforming and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1724. Assessment of cost savings.
Sec. 1725. Effective date and issuance of regulations.
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Employee Travel Reform
Act of 1996’’.
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Subtitle A—Relocation Benefits
SEC. 1711. ALLOWANCE 
FOR 
SEEKING 
PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE
QUARTERS.
Section 5724a of title 5, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 5724a. Relocation expenses of employees transferred or
reemployed
‘‘(a) An agency shall pay to or on behalf of an employee who
transfers in the interest of the Government, a per diem allowance
or the actual subsistence expenses, or a combination thereof, of
the immediate family of the employee for en route travel of the
immediate family between the employee’s old and new official
stations.
‘‘(b)(1) An agency may pay to or on behalf of an employee
who transfers in the interest of the Government between official
stations located within the United States—
‘‘(A) the expenses of transportation of the employee and
the employee’s spouse for travel to seek permanent residence
quarters at a new official station; and
‘‘(B) either—
‘‘(i) a per diem allowance or the actual subsistence
expenses (or a combination of both); or
‘‘(ii) an amount for subsistence expenses.
‘‘(2) Expenses may be allowed under paragraph (1) only for
one round trip in connection with each change of station of the
employee.’’.
SEC. 1712. TEMPORARY 
QUARTERS 
SUBSISTENCE 
EXPENSES
ALLOWANCE.
Section 5724a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by
section 1712, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(c)(1) An agency may pay to or on behalf of an employee
who transfers in the interest of the Government—
‘‘(A) actual subsistence expenses of the employee and the
employee’s immediate family for a period of up to 60 days
while the employee or family is occupying temporary quarters
when the new official station is located within the United
States; or
‘‘(B) an amount for subsistence expenses instead of the
actual subsistence expenses authorized in subparagraph (A)
of this paragraph.
‘‘(2) The period authorized in paragraph (1) of this subsection
for payment of expenses for residence in temporary quarters may
be extended up to an additional 60 days if the head of the agency
concerned or the designee of such head of the agency determines
that there are compelling reasons for the continued occupancy of
temporary quarters.
‘‘(3) The regulations implementing paragraph (1)(A) shall
prescribe daily rates and amounts for subsistence expenses per
individual.’’.
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SEC. 1713. MODIFICATION OF RESIDENCE TRANSACTION EXPENSES
ALLOWANCE.
(a) EXPENSES OF SALE.—Section 5724a of title 5, United States
Code, as amended by section 1712, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1) An agency shall pay to or on behalf of an employee
who transfers in the interest of the Government, expenses of the
sale of the residence (or the settlement of an unexpired lease)
of the employee at the old official station and purchase of a residence
at the new official station that are required to be paid by the
employee, when the old and new official stations are located within
the United States.
‘‘(2) An agency shall pay to or on behalf of an employee who
transfers in the interest of the Government from a post of duty
located outside the United States to an official station within the
United States (other than the official station within the United
States from which the employee was transferred when assigned
to the foreign tour of duty)—
‘‘(A) expenses required to be paid by the employee for
the sale of the residence (or the settlement of an unexpired
lease) of the employee at the old official station from which
the employee was transferred when the employee was assigned
to the post of duty located outside the United States; and
‘‘(B) expenses required to be paid by the employee for
the purchase of a residence at the new official station within
the United States.
‘‘(3) Reimbursement of expenses under paragraph (2) of this
subsection shall not be allowed for any sale (or settlement of an
unexpired lease) or purchase transaction that occurs prior to official
notification that the employee’s return to the United States would
be to an official station other than the official station from which
the employee was transferred when assigned to the post of duty
outside the United States.
‘‘(4) Reimbursement for brokerage fees on the sale of the resi-
dence and other expenses under this subsection may not exceed
those customarily charged in the locality where the residence is
located.
‘‘(5) Reimbursement may not be made under this subsection
for losses incurred by the employee on the sale of the residence.
‘‘(6) This subsection applies regardless of whether title to the
residence or the unexpired lease is—
‘‘(A) in the name of the employee alone;
‘‘(B) in the joint names of the employee and a member
of the employee’s immediate family; or
‘‘(C) in the name of a member of the employee’s immediate
family alone.
‘‘(7)(A) In connection with the sale of the residence at the
old official station, reimbursement under this subsection shall not
exceed 10 percent of the sale price.
‘‘(B) In connection with the purchase of a residence at the
new official station, reimbursement under this subsection shall
not exceed 5 percent of the purchase price.’’.
(b) RELOCATION SERVICES.—Section 5724c of title 5, United
State Code, is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 5724c. Relocation services
‘‘Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title,
each agency may enter into contracts to provide relocation services
to agencies and employees for the purpose of carrying out this
subchapter. An agency may pay a fee for such services. Such serv-
ices include arranging for the purchase of a transferred employee’s
residence.’’.
SEC. 1714. AUTHORITY 
TO 
PAY 
FOR 
PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT
SERVICES.
Section 5724a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by
section 1713, is further amended—
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) An agency may pay to or on behalf of an employee who
transfers in the interest of the Government expenses of property
management services, instead of expenses under paragraph (2)
or (3) of this subsection for sale of the employee’s residence, when
the agency determines that such transfer is advantageous and
cost-effective for the Government.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) An agency may pay to or on behalf of an employee who
transfers in the interest of the Government, the expenses of property
management services when the employee transfers to a post of
duty outside the United States. Such payment shall terminate
upon return of the employee to an official station within the United
States.’’.
SEC. 1715. AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT A PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR
VEHICLE WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5727 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as sub-
sections (d) through (f), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(c) Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this
title, the privately owned motor vehicle or vehicles of an employee,
including a new appointee or a student trainee for whom travel
and transportation expenses are authorized under section 5723
of this title, may be transported at Government expense to a new
official station of the employee when the agency determines that
such transport is advantageous and cost-effective to the Govern-
ment.’’; and
(3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘or
(c)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) Section 5722(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1);
(B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) the expenses of transporting a privately owned motor
vehicle as authorized under section 5727(c) of this title.’’.
(2) Section 5723(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1);
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of
paragraph (2); and
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SEC. 1717. AUTHORITY TO PAY A HOME MARKETING INCENTIVE.
Subchapter IV of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 5756. Home marketing incentive payment
‘‘(a) Under regulations prescribed under subsection (b), an
agency may pay to an employee who transfers in the interest
of the Government an amount to encourage the employee to aggres-
sively market the employee’s residence at the official station from
which transferred when—
‘‘(1) the residence is entered into a relocation services pro-
gram established under a contract in accordance with section
5724c of this title to arrange for the purchase of the residence;
‘‘(2) the employee finds a buyer who completes the purchase
of the residence through the program; and
‘‘(3) the sale of the residence results in a reduced cost
to the Government.
‘‘(b)(1) The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.
‘‘(2) The regulations shall include a limitation on the maximum
amount payable with respect to an employee’s residence. The
Administrator shall establish the limitation in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. For fiscal
years 1997 and 1998, the maximum amount shall be the amount
equal to five percent of the sale price of the residence.’’.
SEC. 1718. REVISION AND REENACTMENT OF ADDITIONAL PROVI-
SIONS RELATING TO RELOCATION EXPENSES.
Section 5724a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by
section 1714, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsections:
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an employee who is reimbursed
under subsections (a) through (e) of this section or section 5724(a)
of this title is entitled to an amount for miscellaneous expenses—
‘‘(A) not to exceed two weeks’ basic pay, if such employee
has an immediate family; or
‘‘(B) not to exceed one week’s basic pay, if such employee
does not have an immediate family.
‘‘(2) Amounts paid under paragraph (1) may not exceed amounts
determined at the maximum rate payable for a position at GS–
13 of the General Schedule.
‘‘(g) A former employee separated by reason of reduction in
force or transfer of function who within one year after the separation
is reemployed by a nontemporary appointment at a different geo-
graphical location from that where the separation occurred, may
be allowed and paid the expenses authorized by sections 5724,
5725, 5726(b), and 5727 of this title, and may receive the benefits
authorized by subsections (a) through (f) of this section, in the
same manner as though the employee had been transferred in
the interest of the Government without a break in service to the
location of reemployment from the location where separated.
‘‘(h) Payments for subsistence expenses, including amounts in
lieu of per diem or actual subsistence expenses or a combination
thereof, authorized under this section may not exceed the maximum
payment allowed under regulations which implement section 5702
of this title.
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‘‘(i) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be implemented under
regulations issued under section 5738 of this title.
‘‘(j) For purposes of subsections (c), (d), and (e), the term ‘United
States’ includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the territories and possessions of the United States, and the areas
and installations in the Republic of Panama that are made available
to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of
1977 and related agreements (as described in section 3(a) of the
Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3602(a))).’’.
Subtitle B—Miscellaneous Provisions
SEC. 1721. REPEAL 
OF 
THE 
LONG-DISTANCE 
TELEPHONE 
CALL
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.
Section 1348 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the last sentence of subsection (a)(2);
(2) by striking subsection (b); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively.
SEC. 1722. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS.
Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
as amended by section 1716, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 5738. Regulations
‘‘(a)(1) Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, the
Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations nec-
essary for the administration of this subchapter.
‘‘(2) The Administrator of General Services shall include in
the regulations authority for the head of an agency or his designee
to waive any limitation of this subchapter or in any implementing
regulation for any employee relocating to or from a remote or
isolated location who would suffer hardship if the limitation were
not waived. A waiver of a limitation under authority provided
in the regulations pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective
notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter.
‘‘(b) In prescribing regulations for the implementation of section
5724b of this title, the Administrator of General Services shall
consult with the Secretary of the Treasury.
‘‘(c) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations nec-
essary for the implementation of section 5735 of this title.’’.
SEC. 1723. CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) CROSS REFERENCES.—(1) Title 5, United States Code, is
amended as follows:
(A) Section 3375 is amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out ‘‘section
5724a(a)(1)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 5724a(a)’’;
(ii) in subsection (a)(4), by striking out ‘‘section
5724a(a)(3)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 5724a(c)’’;
and
(iii) in subsection (a)(5), by striking out ‘‘section
5724a(b)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 5724a(g)’’;
and
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(B) Section 5724(e) is amended by striking out ‘‘section
5724a(a), (b)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 5724a (a)
through (f)’’.
(2) Section 707 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(6), by striking out ‘‘Section 5724a(a)(3)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Section 5724a(c)’’; and
(B) in subsection (a)(7), by striking out ‘‘Section 5724a(a)(4)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Section 5724a(d)’’.
(3) The Public Health Service Act is amended as follows:
(A) Section 501(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 290aa(g)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking out ‘‘5724a(a)(1), 5724a(a)(3)’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘5724a(a), 5724a(c)’’.
(B) Section 925(f)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 299c–4(f)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking out ‘‘5724a(a)(1), 5724a(a)(3)’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘5724a(a), 5724a(c)’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended
as follows:
(1) Sections 5722, 5723, 5724, (in subsections (a), (b), and
(c)), 5724b, 5726 (in subsections (b) and (c)), 5727(b), 5728
(in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(1)), and 5729 (in subsections
(a) and (b)) of title 5, United States Code, are amended by
striking out ‘‘Under such regulations as the President may
prescribe’’, and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Under regulations
prescribed under section 5738 of this title’’.
(2) Section 5724 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘under regulations prescribed by
the President’’ each place it appears in subsections (c)
and (e) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘under regulations
prescribed under section 5738 of this title’’; and
(B) in subsection (f), by striking out ‘‘under the regula-
tions of the President’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘under
regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title’’.
(3) Section 5726(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘as the President may by regulation
authorize’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘as authorized under
regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title’’.
(4) Section 5731(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the President’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in
accordance with regulations prescribed under section 5738 of
this title’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, as amended
by section 1605, is further amended—
(1) by inserting after the item relating to section 5736
the following:
‘‘5737. Relocation expenses of an employee who is performing an extended
assignment.
‘‘5738. Regulations.’’;
and
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘5756. Home marketing incentive payment.’’.
SEC. 1724. ASSESSMENT OF COST SAVINGS.
No later than one year after the effective date set forth in
section 1725(a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the
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Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Commit-
tee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives an assessment of the costs of Federal travel administra-
tion that are saved as a result of the amendments made by this
title and the regulations prescribed to carry out the amendments.
SEC. 1725. EFFECTIVE DATE AND ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this title shall
take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator of General Services shall,
not later than the effective date set forth under subsection (a),
issue final regulations implementing the amendments made by
this title.
TITLE XVIII—FEDERAL CHARTER FOR
THE FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION
Sec. 1801. Recognition and grant of Federal charter.
Sec. 1802. Powers.
Sec. 1803. Purposes.
Sec. 1804. Service of process.
Sec. 1805. Membership.
Sec. 1806. Board of directors.
Sec. 1807. Officers.
Sec. 1808. Restrictions.
Sec. 1809. Liability.
Sec. 1810. Maintenance and inspection of books and records.
Sec. 1811. Audit of financial transactions.
Sec. 1812. Annual report.
Sec. 1813. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter.
Sec. 1814. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter.
Sec. 1815. Termination.
Sec. 1816. Definition of State.
SEC. 1801. RECOGNITION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER.
The Fleet Reserve Association, a nonprofit corporation orga-
nized under the laws of the State of Delaware, is recognized as
such and granted a Federal charter.
SEC. 1802. POWERS.
The Fleet Reserve Association (in this title referred to as the
‘‘association’’) shall have only those powers granted to it through
its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State of Delaware
and subject to the laws of that State.
SEC. 1803. PURPOSES.
The purposes of the association are those provided in its bylaws
and articles of incorporation and shall include the following:
(1) Upholding and defending the Constitution of the United
States.
(2) Aiding and maintaining an adequate naval defense
for the United States.
(3) Assisting the recruitment of the best personnel available
for the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and
United States Coast Guard.
(4) Providing for the welfare of the personnel who serve
in the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and
United States Coast Guard.
(5) Continuing to serve loyally the United States Navy,
United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard.
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(6) Preserving the spirit of shipmanship by providing assist-
ance to shipmates and their families.
(7) Instilling love of the United States and the flag and
promoting soundness of mind and body in the youth of the
United States.
SEC. 1804. SERVICE OF PROCESS.
With respect to service of process, the association shall comply
with the laws of the State of Delaware and those States in which
it carries on its activities in furtherance of its corporate purposes.
SEC. 1805. MEMBERSHIP.
Except as provided in section 1808(g), eligibility for membership
in the association and the rights and privileges of members shall
be as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation of the
association.
SEC. 1806. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Except as provided in section 1808(g), the composition of the
board of directors of the association and the responsibilities of
the board shall be as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorpo-
ration of the association and in conformity with the laws of the
State of Delaware.
SEC. 1807. OFFICERS.
Except as provided in section 1808(g), the positions of officers
of the association and the election of members to such positions
shall be as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation
of the association and in conformity with the laws of the State
of Delaware.
SEC. 1808. RESTRICTIONS.
(a) INCOME AND COMPENSATION.—No part of the income or
assets of the association may inure to the benefit of any member,
officer, or director of the association or be distributed to any such
individual during the life of this charter. Nothing in this subsection
may be construed to prevent the payment of reasonable compensa-
tion to the officers and employees of the association or reimburse-
ment for actual and necessary expenses in amounts approved by
the board of directors.
(b) LOANS.—The association may not make any loan to any
member, officer, director, or employee of the association.
(c) ISSUANCE
OF STOCK
AND PAYMENT
OF DIVIDENDS.—The
association may not issue any shares of stock or declare or pay
any dividends.
(d) DISCLAIMER OF CONGRESSIONAL OR FEDERAL APPROVAL.—
The association may not claim the approval of the Congress or
the authorization of the Federal Government for any of its activities
by virtue of this title.
(e) CORPORATE STATUS.—The association shall maintain its sta-
tus as a corporation organized and incorporated under the laws
of the State of Delaware.
(f) CORPORATE FUNCTION.—The association shall function as
an educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(g) NONDISCRIMINATION.—In establishing the conditions of
membership in the association and in determining the requirements
for serving on the board of directors or as an officer of the associa-
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tion, the association may not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap, age, or national origin.
SEC. 1809. LIABILITY.
The association shall be liable for the acts of its officers, direc-
tors, employees, and agents whenever such individuals act within
the scope of their authority.
SEC. 1810. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS.
(a) BOOKS AND RECORDS OF ACCOUNT.—The association shall
keep correct and complete books and records of account and minutes
of any proceeding of the association involving any of its members,
the board of directors, or any committee having authority under
the board of directors.
(b) NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS.—The association shall
keep at its principal office a record of the names and addresses
of all members having the right to vote in any proceeding of the
association.
(c) RIGHT TO INSPECT BOOKS AND RECORDS.—All books and
records of the association may be inspected by any member having
the right to vote in any proceeding of the association, or by any
agent or attorney of such member, for any proper purpose at any
reasonable time.
(d) APPLICATION OF STATE LAW.—This section may not be con-
strued to contravene any applicable State law.
SEC. 1811. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for
audit of accounts of private corporations established under Federal
law’’, approved August 30, 1964 (36 U.S.C. 1101), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(77) Fleet Reserve Association.’’.
SEC. 1812. ANNUAL REPORT.
The association shall annually submit to Congress a report
concerning the activities of the association during the preceding
fiscal year. The annual report shall be submitted on the same
date as the report of the audit required by reason of the amendment
made in section 1811. The annual report shall not be printed
as a public document.
SEC. 1813. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL
CHARTER.
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this title is expressly
reserved to Congress.
SEC. 1814. TAX-EXEMPT 
STATUS 
REQUIRED 
AS 
CONDITION 
OF
CHARTER.
If the association fails to maintain its status as an organization
exempt from taxation as provided in the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 the charter granted in this title shall terminate.
SEC. 1815. TERMINATION.
The charter granted in this title shall expire if the association
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this title.
SEC. 1816. DEFINITION OF STATE.
For purposes of this title, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories
and possessions of the United States.
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997’’.
TITLE XXI—ARMY
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Land acquisition, National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville,
Virginia.
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a)(1), and, in the case of the projects described in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of section 2104(b), other amounts appropriated pursuant
to authorizations enacted after this Act for the projects, the Sec-
retary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Army: Inside the United States
State
Installation or location
Total
Alabama ....................
Fort Rucker .................................
$3,250,000
California ..................
Army project, Naval Weapons
Station, Concord .....................
$27,000,000
Camp Roberts .............................
$5,500,000
Colorado ....................
Fort Carson .................................
$17,550,000
District of Columbia
Fort McNair ................................
$6,900,000
Georgia ......................
Fort Benning ...............................
$53,400,000
Fort McPherson ..........................
$3,500,000
Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Air
Field.
$6,000,000
Hawaii .......................
Schofield Barracks .....................
$16,500,000
Kansas .......................
Fort Riley ....................................
$26,000,000
Kentucky ...................
Fort Campbell .............................
$51,100,000
Fort Knox ....................................
$45,000,000
New Jersey ...............
Picatinny Arsenal .......................
$5,000,000
New Mexico ...............
White Sands Missile Range .......
$41,000,000
New York ..................
Fort Drum ...................................
$11,400,000
North Carolina .........
Fort Bragg ...................................
$14,000,000
Texas .........................
Fort Hood ....................................
$47,300,000
Fort Sam Houston ......................
$3,100,000
Virginia .....................
Fort Eustis ..................................
$3,550,000
National 
Ground 
Intelligence
Center, Charlottesville ...........
$1,000,000
Washington ...............
Fort Lewis ...................................
$54,600,000
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Army: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Total
CONUS Classified ....
Classified Locations ...................
$4,600,000
Total: ....................................
$447,250,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the locations outside
the United States, and in the amounts set forth in the following
table:
Army: Outside the United States
Country
Installation or location
Total
Germany ........................
Lincoln Village, Darmstadt ...
$7,300,000
Spinelli Barracks, Mannheim
$8,100,000
Taylor Barracks, Mannheim
$9,300,000
Italy ...............................
Camp Ederle ...........................
$3,100,000
Korea .............................
Camp Casey ............................
$16,000,000
Camp Red Cloud ....................
$14,000,000
Overseas Classified ......
Classified Locations ...............
$64,000,000
Total: ................................
$121,800,000
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire
family housing units (including land acquisition) at the installa-
tions, for the purposes, and in the amounts set forth in the following
table:
Army: Family Housing
State
Installation
Purpose
Total
Hawaii ....................
Schofield Barracks .....
54 Units ...............
$10,000,000
North Carolina .......
Fort Bragg ..................
88 Units ...............
$9,800,000
Pennsylvania ..........
Tobyhanna Army
Depot.
200 Units .............
$890,000
Texas .......................
Fort Bliss ....................
64 Units ...............
$11,000,000
Fort Hood ....................
140 Units .............
$18,500,000
Total: ............
$50,190,000
(b) PLANNING
AND
DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural
and engineering services and construction design activities with
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units
in an amount not to exceed $2,963,000.
SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may
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improve existing military family housing units in an amount not
to exceed $105,350,000.
SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996, for
military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing
functions of the Department of the Army in the total amount
of $1,942,557,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United
States authorized by section 2101(a), $394,250,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2101(b), $121,800,000.
(3) For unspecified minor military construction projects
authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code,
$5,000,000.
(4) For architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code,
$50,538,000.
(5) For military family housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, planning and
design, and improvement of military family housing and
facilities, $158,503,000.
(B) For support of military family housing (including
the functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United
States Code), $1,212,466,000.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section
2101 of this Act may not exceed—
(1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
(2) $31,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized
under section 2101(a) for the construction of the National Range
Control Center at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico);
and
(3) $22,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized
under section 2101(a) for the whole barracks complex renewal
at Fort Knox, Kentucky).
SEC. 2105. LAND ACQUISITION, NATIONAL GROUND INTELLIGENCE
CENTER, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection (b), the
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property for the National
Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, Virginia.
(b) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO ACQUISITION.—The Secretary
may not acquire real property pursuant to the authorization in
subsection (a) until the Secretary certifies to the congressional
defense committees, based on the results of an assessment of prop-
erty currently owned or operated by the Federal Government in
the vicinity of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the acquisition of the
property would provide the most cost-effective means of securing
a location for the National Ground Intelligence Center that satisfies
the mission requirements of the center.
(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
by section 2104(a)(1), $1,000,000 shall be available for the acquisi-
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tion of real property pursuant to the authorization in subsection
(a).
TITLE XXII—NAVY
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Beach replenishment, Naval Air Station, North Island, California.
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a)(1), and, in the case of the projects described in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of section 2204(b), other amounts appropriated pursuant
to authorizations enacted after this Act for the projects, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Navy: Inside the United States
State
Installation or location
Amount
Arizona ....................
Navy Detachment, Camp Navajo
$3,920,000
California ................
Marine Corps Air-Ground Com-
bat Center, Twentynine Palms
$4,020,000
Marine Corps Air Station, Camp
Pendleton ...................................
$6,240,000
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pen-
dleton .........................................
$51,630,000
Marine Corps Recruit Detach-
ment, San Diego ........................
$8,150,000
Naval Air Station, North Island
$86,502,000
Naval 
Command 
Control 
&
Ocean 
Surveillance 
Center,
San Diego ..................................
$1,960,000
Naval Facility, San Clemente Is-
land.
$17,000,000
Naval Station, San Diego ............
$7,050,000
Connecticut .............
Naval 
Submarine 
Base, 
New
London.
$13,830,000
District of Columbia
Naval District, Washington .........
$19,300,000
Florida .....................
Naval Air Station, Key West .......
$2,250,000
Naval Station, Mayport ...............
$2,800,000
Georgia ....................
Naval Submarine Base, Kings
Bay.
$1,550,000
Hawaii .....................
Marine 
Corps, 
Air 
Station,
Kaneohe Bay.
$20,080,000
Naval Station, Pearl Harbor .......
$19,600,000
Naval Submarine Base, Pearl
Harbor.
$35,890,000
Idaho .......................
Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Bayview.
$7,150,000
Illinois .....................
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes .......
$15,200,000
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(A) For construction and acquisition, planning and
design, and improvement of military family housing and
facilities, $499,886,000.
(B) For support of military housing (including functions
described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code),
$1,014,241,000.
(6) For the construction of a bachelor enlisted quarters
at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme,
California, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division
B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 525), $7,700,000.
(7) For the construction of a Strategic Maritime Research
Center at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island,
authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public
Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 3031), $8,000,000.
(8) For the construction of the large anachoic chamber
facility at the Patuxent River Naval Warfare Center, Aircraft
Division, Maryland, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2590), $10,000,000.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section
2201 of this Act may not exceed—
(1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
(2) $5,200,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under
section 2201(a) for the construction of a bachelors enlisted
quarters at Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois);
(3) $5,480,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under
section 2201(a) for the construction of a chiller system upgrade
at the United States Naval Academy, Maryland); and
(4) $14,100,000 (the balance of the amount authorized
under section 2201(b) for the construction of a bachelor enlisted
quarters at Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico).
(c) ADJUSTMENT.—The total amount authorized to be appro-
priated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a)
is the sum of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in such
paragraphs, reduced by $12,000,000, which represents the combina-
tion of project savings resulting from favorable bids, reduced over-
head costs, and cancellations due to force structure changes.
SEC. 2205. BEACH REPLENISHMENT, NAVAL AIR STATION, NORTH
ISLAND, CALIFORNIA.
(a) COST-SHARING AGREEMENT.—With regard to the portion
of the military construction project for Naval Air Station, North
Island, California, authorized by section 2201(a) and involving on-
shore and near-shore beach replenishment, the Secretary of the
Navy shall enter into an agreement with the State of California
and local governments in the vicinity of the project, under which
the State and local governments agree to cover not less than 50
percent of the cost incurred by the Secretary to carry out the
beach replenishment portion of the project. Within amounts appro-
priated for the project, Federal expenditures may not exceed
$9,630,000 for beach replenishment.
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(b) ACTIVITIES PENDING AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall not
delay commencement of, or activities under, the construction project
described in subsection (a), including the beach replenishment
portion of the project, pending the execution of the cost-sharing
agreement.
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Elimination of authority to carry out fiscal year 1995 project,
Spangdahlem Air Force Base, Germany.
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the installations
and locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Air Force: Inside the United States
State
Installation or location
Amount
Alabama ........................
Maxwell Air Force Base ........
$7,875,000
Alaska ............................
Elmendorf Air Force Base .....
$21,530,000
Eielson Air Force Base ..........
$3,900,000
King Salmon Air Force Base
$5,700,000
Arizona ..........................
Davis–Monthan 
Air 
Force
Base.
$9,920,000
Luke Air Force Base ..............
$6,700,000
Arkansas .......................
Little Rock Air Force Base ....
$18,105,000
California ......................
Beale Air Force Base .............
$14,425,000
Edwards Air Force Base ........
$20,080,000
Travis Air Force Base ............
$14,980,000
Vandenberg Air Force Base
$3,290,000
Colorado ........................
Buckley Air National Guard
Base.
$17,960,000
Falcon Air Force Station .......
$2,095,000
Peterson Air Force Base ........
$20,720,000
United 
States 
Air 
Force
Academy.
$12,165,000
Delaware .......................
Dover Air Force Base .............
$19,980,000
Florida ...........................
Eglin Air Force Base ..............
$4,590,000
Eglin Auxiliary Field 9 ..........
$6,825,000
Patrick Air Force Base ..........
$2,595,000
Tyndall Air Force Base ..........
$3,600,000
Georgia ..........................
Moody Air Force Base ............
$3,350,000
Robins Air Force Base ...........
$25,045,000
Idaho ..............................
Mountain Home Air Force
Base.
$15,945,000
Kansas ...........................
McConnell Air Force Base .....
$19,130,000
Louisiana .......................
Barksdale Air Force Base ......
$4,890,000
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Air Force: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Amount
Maryland .......................
Andrews Air Force Base ........
$8,140,000
Mississippi .....................
Keesler Air Force Base ..........
$14,465,000
Montana ........................
Malstrom Air Force Base ......
$6,300,000
Nevada ...........................
Indian 
Springs 
Air 
Force
Auxiliary Air Field .............
$4,690,000
Nellis Air Force Base .............
$9,900,000
New Mexico ...................
Cannon Air Force Base ..........
$7,100,000
Kirtland Air Force Base ........
$10,000,000
New Jersey ....................
McGuire Air Force Base ........
$8,080,000
North Carolina ..............
Pope Air Force Base ..............
$5,915,000
Seymour Johnson Air Force
Base.
$11,280,000
North Dakota ................
Grand Forks Air Force Base
$12,470,000
Minot Air Force Base .............
$3,940,000
Ohio ...............................
Wright–Patterson Air Force
Base.
$7,400,000
Oklahoma ......................
Tinker Air Force Base ...........
$9,880,000
South Carolina ..............
Charleston Air Force Base ....
$37,410,000
Shaw Air Force Base .............
$14,465,000
South Dakota ................
Ellsworth Air Force Base ......
$4,150,000
Tennessee ......................
Arnold Engineering Develop-
ment Center ........................
$12,481,000
Texas .............................
Brooks Air Force Base ...........
$5,400,000
Dyess Air Force Base .............
$12,295,000
Kelly Air Force Base ..............
$3,250,000
Lackland Air Force Base .......
$9,413,000
Sheppard Air Force Base ......
$9,400,000
Utah ...............................
Hill Air Force Base ................
$3,690,000
Virginia ..........................
Langley Air Force Base .........
$8,005,000
Washington ...................
Fairchild Air Force Base .......
$18,155,000
McChord Air Force Base .......
$57,065,000
Wyoming ........................
F.E. Warren Air Force Base
$3,700,000
Total: ................................
$603,834,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the installations
and locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Air Force: Outside the United States
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Germany ........................
Ramstein Air Force Base .......
$5,370,000
Spangdahlem Air Base ..........
$1,890,000
Italy ...............................
Aviano Air Base .....................
$10,060,000
Korea .............................
Osan Air Base ........................
$9,780,000
Turkey ...........................
Incirlik Air Base .....................
$7,160,000
United Kingdom ...........
Croughton Royal Air Force
Base.
$1,740,000
Lakenheath Royal Air Force
Base.
$17,525,000
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Air Force: Outside the United States—Continued
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Mildenhall Royal Air Force
Base.
$6,195,000
Overseas Classified ......
Classified Locations ...............
$18,395,000
Total: ................................
$78,115,000
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct or
acquire family housing units (including land acquisition) at the
installations, for the purposes, and in the amounts set forth in
the following table:
Air Force: Family Housing
State
Installation
Purpose
Amount
Alaska .....................
Eielson Air Force Base
72 Units ...............
$21,127,000
Eielson Air Force Base
Ancillary Facility
$2,950,000
California ................
Beale Air Force Base
56 Units ...............
$8,893,000
Los Angeles Air Force
Base .........................
25 Units ...............
$6,425,000
Travis Air Force Base
70 Units ...............
$8,631,000
Vandenberg Air Force
Base .........................
112 Units .............
$20,891,000
District of Colum-
bia.
Bolling Air Force Base
40 Units ...............
$5,000,000
Florida ....................
Eglin Auxiliary Field
9.
1 Unit ..................
$249,000
MacDill Air Force
Base.
56 Units ...............
$8,822,000
Patrick Air Force Base
Ancillary Facility
$2,430,000
Tyndall Air Force
Base.
42 Units ...............
$6,000,000
Georgia ...................
Robins Air Force Base
46 Units ...............
$5,252,000
Louisiana ................
Barksdale Air Force
Base .........................
80 Units ...............
$9,570,000
Massachusetts ........
Hanscom Air Force
Base .........................
32 Units ...............
$5,100,000
Missouri ..................
Whiteman Air Force
Base .........................
68 Units ...............
$9,600,000
Montana .................
Malstrom Air Force
Base .........................
98 Units ...............
$15,688,000
Nevada ....................
Nellis Air Force Base
50 Units ...............
$7,955,000
New Mexico ............
Kirtland Air Force
Base .........................
50 Units ...............
$5,450,000
North Dakota .........
Grand Forks Air Force
Base .........................
66 Units ...............
$7,784,000
Minot Air Force Base
46 Units ...............
$8,740,000
Texas .......................
Lackland Air Force
Base .........................
82 Units ...............
$11,500,000
Lackland Air Force
Base .........................
Ancillary Facility
$800,000
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Air Force: Family Housing—Continued
State
Installation
Purpose
Amount
Washington ............
McChord Air Force
Base .........................
50 Units ...............
$5,659,000
Total: ............
$184,516,000
(b) PLANNING
AND
DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architec-
tural and engineering services and construction design activities
with respect to the construction or improvement of military family
housing units in an amount not to exceed $9,590,000.
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force
may improve existing military family housing units in an amount
not to exceed $123,650,000.
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996, for
military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing
functions of the Department of the Air Force in the total amount
of $1,894,594,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United
States authorized by section 2301(a), $603,834,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2301(b), $78,115,000.
(3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized
by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,328,000.
(4) For architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code,
$50,687,000.
(5) For military housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, planning and
design, and improvement of military family housing and
facilities, $317,756,000.
(B) For support of military family housing (including
the functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United
States Code), $829,474,000.
(6) For the construction of a corrosion control facility at
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, authorized by section 2301(a)
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 530),
$5,400,000.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section
2301 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to
be appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
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SEC. 2305. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR
1995 
PROJECT, 
SPANGDAHLEM 
AIR 
FORCE 
BASE,
GERMANY.
(a) ELIMINATION
OF PROJECT.—The table in section 2301(b)
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
(division B of Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 3037) is amended
in the item relating to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, by striking
out ‘‘$9,473,000’’ in the amount column and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$7,373,000’’, such reduction corresponding to the project to upgrade
the sewage and storm water system at the installation.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Section 2304(a) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103–337; 108
Stat. 3038) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out
‘‘$1,601,602,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,599,502,000’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘$38,273,000’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$36,173,000’’.
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design.
Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2404. Military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2405. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2406. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2407. Reduction in amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996
Defense Agencies military construction, land acquisition, and military
family housing functions.
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2406(a)(1), and, in the case of the projects described in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of section 2406(b), other amounts appropriated pursuant
to authorizations enacted after this Act for the projects, the Sec-
retary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Chemical Demilitariza-
tion Program .............
Pueblo 
Chemical 
Activity,
Colorado ..............................
$179,000,000
Defense Finance & Ac-
counting Service ........
Charleston, South Carolina ...
$6,200,000
Fort Sill, Oklahoma ...............
$12,864,000
Gentile Air Force Station,
Ohio .....................................
$11,400,000
Griffiss Air Force Base, New
York .....................................
$10,200,000
Loring Air Force Base, Maine
$6,900,000
Naval Training Center, Or-
lando, Florida ......................
$2,600,000
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Norton Air Force Base, Cali-
fornia ...................................
$13,800,000
Offutt Air Force Base, Ne-
braska ..................................
$7,000,000
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois
$14,400,000
Defense Intelligence
Agency ........................
Bolling Air Force Base, Dis-
trict of Columbia .................
$6,790,000
Defense Logistics
Agency ........................
Altus Air Force Base, Okla-
homa ....................................
$3,200,000
Andrews 
Air 
Force 
Base,
Maryland .............................
$12,100,000
Barksdale Air Force Base,
Louisiana .............................
$4,300,000
Defense Construction Supply
Center, Columbus, Ohio .....
$600,000
Defense 
Distribution, 
San
Diego, California .................
$15,700,000
Elmendorf Air Force Base,
Alaska ..................................
$21,000,000
McConnell Air Force Base,
Kansas .................................
$2,200,000
Naval Air Facility, El Centro,
California ............................
$5,700,000
Naval Air Station, Fallon,
Nevada ................................
$2,100,000
Naval Air Station, Oceana,
Virginia ...............................
$1,500,000
Shaw Air Force Base, South
Carolina ...............................
$2,900,000
Travis Air Force Base, Cali-
fornia ...................................
$15,200,000
Defense Medical Facil-
ity Office ....................
Andrews 
Air 
Force 
Base,
Maryland .............................
$15,500,000
Charleston Air Force Base,
South Carolina ....................
$1,800,000
Fort Bliss, Texas ....................
$6,600,000
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
$11,400,000
Fort Hood, Texas ....................
$1,950,000
Marine Corps Base, Camp
Pendleton, California .........
$3,300,000
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala-
bama ....................................
$25,000,000
Naval Air Station, Key West,
Florida .................................
$15,200,000
Naval Air Station, Norfolk,
Virginia ...............................
$1,250,000
Naval Air Station, Lemoore,
California ............................
$38,000,000
Special Operations
Command ...................
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
$14,000,000
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Fort Campbell, Kentucky ......
$4,200,000
MacDill Air Force Base, Flor-
ida ........................................
$9,600,000
Naval 
Amphibious 
Base,
Coronado, California ..........
$7,700,000
Naval Station, Ford Island,
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii .........
$12,800,000
Total: ................................
$525,454,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2406(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the installations
and locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Defense Logistics
Agency ........................
Moron Air Base, Spain ..........
$12,958,000
Naval Air Station, Sigonella,
Italy .....................................
$6,100,000
Defense Medical Facil-
ity Office ....................
Administrative Support Unit,
Bahrain, Bahrain ...............
$4,600,000
Total: ................................
$23,658,000
SEC. 2402. MILITARY HOUSING PLANNING AND DESIGN.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriation in section 2406(a)(14)(A), the Secretary of Defense
may carry out architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design activities with respect to the construction or improve-
ment of military family housing units in an amount not to exceed
$500,000.
SEC. 2403. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priation in section 2406(a)(14)(A), the Secretary of Defense may
improve existing military family housing units in an amount not
to exceed $3,871,000.
SEC. 2404. MILITARY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CREDIT TO FAMILY HOUSING
IMPROVEMENT FUND.—(1) Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated pursuant to section 2406(a)(14)(C), $25,000,000 shall be
available for credit to the Department of Defense Family Housing
Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant
to section 2406(a)(14)(D), $5,000,000 shall be available for credit
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to the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing
Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of such title.
(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may use
funds credited to the Department of Defense Family Housing
Improvement Fund under subsection (a)(1) to carry out any activi-
ties authorized by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title with
respect to military family housing.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may use funds credited to the
Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improve-
ment Fund under subsection (a)(2) to carry out any activities
authorized by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title with
respect to military unaccompanied housing.
SEC. 2405. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2406(a)(12), the Secretary of Defense may
carry out energy conservation projects under section 2865 of title
10, United States Code.
SEC. 2406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996, for
military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing
functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), in the total amount of $3,379,703,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United
States authorized by section 2401(a), $344,854,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2401(b), $23,658,000.
(3) For military construction projects at Naval Hospital,
Portsmouth, Virginia, hospital replacement, authorized by sec-
tion 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law
101–189; 103 Stat. 1640), $24,000,000.
(4) For military construction projects at Walter Reed Army
Institute of Research, Maryland, hospital replacement, author-
ized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public Law 102–
484; 106 Stat. 2599), $72,000,000.
(5) For military construction projects at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, hospital replacement, authorized by section 2401(a)
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (106 Stat. 2599), $89,000,000.
(6) For military construction projects at Pine Bluff Arsenal,
Arkansas, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division
B of the Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 3040), $46,000,000.
(7) For military construction projects at Umatilla Army
Depot, Oregon, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (108 Stat.
3040), $64,000,000.
(8) For military construction projects at the Defense
Finance and Accounting Service, Columbus, Ohio, authorized
by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act of Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106;
110 Stat. 535), $20,822,000.
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(9) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary
of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States Code,
$4,500,000.
(10) For unspecified minor construction projects under sec-
tion 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $21,874,000.
(11) For architectural and engineering services and
construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United States
Code, $12,239,000.
(12) For energy conservation projects under section 2865
of title 10, United States Code, $47,765,000.
(13) For base closure and realignment activities as author-
ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note), $2,507,476,000.
(14) For military family housing functions:
(A) For improvement and planning of military family
housing and facilities, $4,371,000.
(B) For support of military housing (including functions
described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code),
$30,963,000, of which not more than $25,637,000 may be
obligated or expended for the leasing of military family
housing units worldwide.
(C) For credit to the Department of Defense Family
Housing Improvement Fund as authorized by section
2404(a)(1) of this Act, $25,000,000.
(D) For credit to the Department of Defense Military
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund as authorized
by section 2404(a)(2) of this Act, $5,000,000.
(E) For the Homeowners Assistance Program as
authorized by section 2832 of title 10, United States Code,
$36,181,000, to remain available until expended.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—
Notwithstanding the cost variation authorized by section 2853 of
title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variations author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section
2401 of this Act may not exceed—
(1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
(2) $179,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized
under section 2401(a) of this Act for the construction of a
chemical demilitarization facility at Pueblo Army Depot,
Colorado); and
(3) $1,600,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under
section 2401(a) of this Act for the construction of a replacement
facility for the medical and dental clinic, Key West Naval
Air Station, Florida).
SEC. 2407. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPRO-
PRIATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996 DEFENSE AGENCIES
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, LAND ACQUISITION, AND MILI-
TARY FAMILY HOUSING FUNCTIONS.
Section 2405 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat.
537) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT.—The total amount authorized to be appro-
priated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a)
is the sum of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in such