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Union Calendar No. 141
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2561
[Report No. 106–244]
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1999
Mr. LEWIS of California, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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, 2000, for military func-
tions administered by the Department of Defense, and for
other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence,
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel
between permanent duty stations, for members of the
Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents 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;
$21,475,732,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence,
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel
between permanent duty stations, for members of the
Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro-
vided 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)
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of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund;
$16,737,072,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence,
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma-
rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve
provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec-
tion 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; $6,353,622,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence,
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air
Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents 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
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229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund;
$17,565,811,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re-
serve 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 au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code;
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund; $2,235,055,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re-
serve 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 con-
nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a)
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re-
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serve 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 Depart-
ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund;
$1,425,210,000.
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 equiv-
alent 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;
$403,822,000.
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
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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 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; $872,978,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional 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 pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund; $3,486,427,000.
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NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional 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;
$1,456,248,000.
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 author-
ized by law; and not to exceed $10,624,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex-
pended 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;
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$19,629,019,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be
derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the funds made
available under this heading, $6,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘National
Park Service—Construction’’ within 30 days of enactment
of this Act, only for necessary infrastructure repair im-
provements at Fort Baker, under the management of the
Golden Gate Recreation Area: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph, not less than
$355,000,000 shall be made available only for conven-
tional ammunition care and maintenance:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, $4,000,000 shall not be available until thirty
days after the Secretary of the Army provides to the con-
gressional defense committees the results of an assess-
ment, solicited by means of a competitive bid, on the pros-
pects of recovering costs associated with the environmental
restoration of the Department of the Army’s government-
owned, contractor-operated facilities.
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
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$5,155,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of
the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made
on his certificate of necessity for confidential military pur-
poses; $23,029,584,000 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; $2,822,004,000.
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 $7,882,000 can be
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex-
pended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of
the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certifi-
cate of necessity for confidential military purposes;
$21,641,099,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be
derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), as authorized by law; $11,401,733,000, of
which not to exceed $2,000,000 is for providing the Com-
puter/Electronic Accommodations program to federal
agencies which otherwise do not receive funding for such
purposes; of which not to exceed $25,000,000 may be
available for the CINC initiative fund account; and of
which not to exceed $32,300,000 can be used for emer-
gencies 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: Provided, That of the
amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ in division B, title I, of Pub-
lic Law 105–277, the amount of $177,000,000 not covered
as of July 12, 1999, by an official budget request under
the fifth proviso of that section is available, subject to such
an official budget request for that entire amount, only for
the following accounts in the specified amounts:
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, $47,000,000;
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‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, $100,000,000;
and
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Air Force’’, $30,000,000:
Provided 
further, 
That 
none 
of 
the 
amount 
of
$177,000,000 described in the preceding proviso may be
made available for obligation unless the entire amount is
released to the Department of Defense and made available
for obligation for the programs, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the
amounts provided under this heading, $40,000,000 to re-
main available until expended, is available only for ex-
penses relating to certain classified activities, and may be
transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to
operation and maintenance, procurement, and research,
development, test and evaluation appropriations accounts,
to be merged with and to be available for the same time
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority provided under
this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided in this Act: Provided further, That of the funds
made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be
available only for retrofitting security containers that are
under the control of, or that are accessible by, defense con-
tractors.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; re-
pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re-
cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications; $1,513,076,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; re-
pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re-
cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications; $969,478,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Re-
serve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead;
recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications; $143,911,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve;
repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re-
cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications; $1,788,091,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Army National Guard, including medical and
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal
hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc-
tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per-
sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel ex-
penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for
Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard
division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in-
specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na-
tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army
National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re-
pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and
equipment (including aircraft); $3,103,642,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
For operation and maintenance of the Air National
Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and re-
lated expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, op-
eration, repair, and other necessary expenses of facilities
for the training and administration of the Air National
Guard, including repair of facilities, maintenance, oper-
ation, and modification of aircraft; transportation of
things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplies, mate-
rials, and equipment, as authorized by law for the Air Na-
tional 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 regula-
tions when specifically authorized by the Chief, National
Guard Bureau; $3,239,438,000.
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses directly relating to Overseas Contin-
gency Operations by United States military forces;
$1,812,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these
funds only to operation and maintenance accounts within
this title, the Defense Health Program appropriation, and
to 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
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That
the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in ad-
dition 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;
$7,621,000, 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, $378,170,000, to
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such
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funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion 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 available
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 the transfer authority provided in
this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer author-
ity provided elsewhere in this Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of the Navy, $284,000,000, to
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion 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
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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:
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in
this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer author-
ity provided elsewhere in this Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of the Air Force, $376,800,000,
to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the
Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that
such funds are required for environmental restoration, re-
duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un-
safe 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 available 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 deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from
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this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to
this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of Defense, $25,370,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Defense 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 Defense, or for similar
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the
funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec-
essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts
may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided
further, That the transfer authority provided in this para-
graph is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided elsewhere in this Act.
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the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided,
That such authority to transfer may not be used unless
for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re-
quirements, than those for which originally appropriated
and in no case where the item for which funds are re-
quested has been denied by Congress: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress
promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority
or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That
no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to pre-
pare or present a request to the Committees on Appropria-
tions for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher pri-
ority items, based on unforeseen military requirements,
than those for which originally appropriated and in no
case where the item for which reprogramming is requested
has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That
the Department of the Army, Department of the Air
Force, Defense-Wide Agencies, and the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense may not reprogram funds within any
appropriation in title III or IV of this or prior annual De-
partment of Defense Acts under the authority of the De-
partment of Defense Financial Management Regulation
without prior written approval from the Appropriations
Committees of Congress.