H. R. 2266
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, for military functions administered by the Department
of Defense, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (includ-
ing all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Army on active duty (except members
of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation
cadets; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law
97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $20,452,057,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (includ-
ing all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members
of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation
cadets; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law
97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $16,493,518,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (includ-
ing all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and
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expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except
members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42
U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military Retire-
ment Fund; $6,137,899,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (includ-
ing all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members
of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation
cadets; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law
97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $17,102,120,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active
duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United
States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d)
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing
duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code,
or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills
or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members of the Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $2,032,046,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for
members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and expenses
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and
for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund; $1,376,601,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve
on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code,
or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title
10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent
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duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class,
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund; $391,770,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on
active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10,
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with perform-
ing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States
Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members of the
Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and expenses authorized by
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund;
$815,915,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard
while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10
or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving
on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of
title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty
specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $3,333,867,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on
duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section
708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty
under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32,
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10,
United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund; $1,334,712,000.
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law;
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and not to exceed $11,437,000 can be used for emergencies and
extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority
of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on
his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes;
$16,754,306,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, not
less than $300,000,000 shall be made available only for conventional
ammunition care and maintenance.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps,
as authorized by law; and not to exceed $5,500,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on
the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and pay-
ments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes; $21,617,766,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000
shall be derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized
by law; $2,372,635,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law;
and not to exceed $8,362,000 can be used for emergencies and
extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority
of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made
on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes;
$18,492,883,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), as author-
ized by law; $10,369,740,000, of which not to exceed $25,000,000
may be available for the CINC initiative fund account; and of
which not to exceed $28,850,000 can be used for emergencies and
extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority
of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his
certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
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administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
equipment; and communications; $1,207,891,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
equipment; and communications; $921,711,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services,
supplies, and equipment; and communications; $116,366,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transpor-
tation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services,
supplies, and equipment; and communications; $1,632,030,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the
Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment
and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, oper-
ation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau;
travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for
Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division,
regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifi-
cally authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying
and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law;
and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of
supplies and equipment (including aircraft); $2,419,632,000: Pro-
vided, That not later than March 15, 1998, the Director of the
Army National Guard shall provide a report to the congressional
defense committees identifying the allocation, by installation and
activity, of all base operations funds appropriated under this head-
ing.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
For operation and maintenance of the Air National Guard,
including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses
in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, repair, and other
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necessary expenses of facilities for the training and administration
of the Air National Guard, including repair of facilities, mainte-
nance, operation, and modification of aircraft; transportation of
things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplies, materials, and
equipment, as authorized by law for the Air National Guard; and
expenses incident to the maintenance and use of supplies, materials,
and equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks
under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel
expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized
by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty,
for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifi-
cally 
authorized 
by 
the 
Chief, 
National 
Guard 
Bureau;
$3,013,282,000.
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses directly relating to Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations by United States military forces; $1,884,000,000: Provided,
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to
operation and maintenance accounts within this title, and working
capital funds: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall
be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred:
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this para-
graph is in addition to any other transfer authority contained
elsewhere in this Act.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; $6,952,000, of which not
to exceed $2,500 can be used for official representation purposes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of the Army, $375,337,000, to remain
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the
Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous
waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department
of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made
available by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to
be available for the same purposes and for the same time period
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
Provided further, That not more than twenty-five per centum of
funds provided under this heading may be obligated for environ-
mental remediation by the Corps of Engineers under total environ-
mental remediation contracts.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of the Navy, $275,500,000, to remain avail-
able until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy
shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environ-
mental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the
Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available
by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to
the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon
a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of the Air Force, $376,900,000, to remain
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the
Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous
waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department
of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made
available by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and
to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of Defense, $26,900,000, to remain avail-
able until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense
shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environ-
mental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of
Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available
by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to
the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon
a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.