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SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects
and on subsequent claims, if any.
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any funds appropriated to a military department or
defense agency for the construction of military projects
may be obligated for a military construction project or
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract,
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were ap-
propriated if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are
obligated from funds available for military construction
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of
such project is increased pursuant to law.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 118. During the 5–year period after appropria-
tions available to the Department of Defense for military
construction and family housing operation and mainte-
nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon
a determination that such appropriations will not be nec-
essary for the liquidation of obligations or for making au-
thorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
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tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ to be merged
with and to be available for the same time period and for
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred.
SEC. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives with an annual report by Feb-
ruary 15, containing details of the specific actions pro-
posed to be taken by the Department of Defense during
the current fiscal year to encourage other member nations
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea,
and United States allies bordering the Arabian Gulf to as-
sume a greater share of the common defense burden of
such nations and the United States.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 120. During the current fiscal year, in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department
of Defense Base Closure Account established by section
207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and
Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526)
pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be
transferred
to
the
account
established
by
section
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2906(a)(1) of the Department of Defense Authorization
Act, 1991, to be merged with, and to be available for the
same purposes and the same time period as that account.
SEC. 121. No funds appropriated pursuant to this
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply
with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933
(41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy Amer-
ican Act’’).
SEC. 122. (a) In the case of any equipment or prod-
ucts that may be authorized to be purchased with financial
assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of the
Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made
equipment and products.
(b) In providing financial assistance under this Act,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to each recipi-
ent of the assistance a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 123. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may
be transferred to the Department of Defense Family
Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing ’’ accounts, to be
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merged with and to be available for the same purposes
and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated
directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropriations made
available to the Fund shall be available to cover the costs,
as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by
the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of
subchapter IV of chapter 169, title 10, United States
Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and im-
proving military family housing and supporting facilities.
SEC. 124. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing
any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for
military family housing the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees the notice described in subsection (b).
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no-
tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage
or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary
to the private party under the contract involved in the
event of—
(A) the closure or realignment of the installa-
tion for which housing is provided under the con-
tract;
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at
such installation; or
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(C) the extended deployment overseas of units
stationed at such installation.
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify
the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent
and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov-
ernment with respect to the guarantee.
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense
committees’’ means the following:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 125. During the current fiscal year, in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the
account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Depart-
ment of Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to the fund es-
tablished by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities
and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
3374) to pay for expenses associated with the Home-
owners Assistance Program. Any amounts transferred
shall be merged with and be available for the same pur-
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poses and for the same time period as the fund to which
transferred.
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding this or any other provi-
sion of law, funds appropriated in Military Construction
Appropriations Acts for operations and maintenance of
family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for
repair and maintenance of flag and general officer quar-
ters: Provided, That not more than $15,000 per unit may
be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any
general or flag officers quarters without thirty days ad-
vance prior notification of the appropriate committees of
Congress: Provided further, That out-of-cycle notifications
are prohibited with the exception of those justified by
emergency or safety-related items: Provided further, That
the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report
on a quarterly basis to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress all operations and maintenance expenditures for
each individual flag and general officer quarters.
SEC. 127. The first proviso under the heading
‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUND’’
in chapter 6 of title II of the 1999 Emergency Supple-
mental
Appropriations
Act
(Public
Law
106–31)
is
amended by inserting ‘‘and to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program as provided in
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section 2806 of title 10, United States Code’’ after ‘‘to
military construction accounts’’.
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provisions in
this Act, the following accounts are hereby reduced by the
specified amounts—
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $38,253,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’, $30,277,000;
‘‘Military
Construction,
Air
Force’’,
$23,511,000;
‘‘Military
Construction,
Defense-wide’’,
$23,616,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’,
$4,223,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’,
$5,652,000;
‘‘Military
Construction,
Army
Reserve’’,
$2,891,000;
‘‘Military
Construction,
Naval
Reserve’’,
$674,000; and
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’,
$2,080,000.
SEC. 129. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
Force are directed to submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of the Congress by June 1, 2000, a Family Housing
Master Plan demonstrating how they plan to meet the
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year 2010 housing goals with traditional construction, op-
eration and maintenance support, as well as privatization
initiative proposals. Each plan shall include projected life
cycle costs for family housing construction, basic allow-
ance for housing, operation and maintenance, other associ-
ated costs, and a time line for housing completions each
year.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction
Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
military construction, family housing, and base realign-
ment and closure functions administered by the Department
of Defense, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes, namely:
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,067,422,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of this
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amount, not to exceed $86,414 shall be available for study,
planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host
nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary
of Defense determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress of his determina-
tion and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy as cur-
rently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval
Facilities Engineering Command and other personal serv-
ices necessary for the purposes of this appropriation,
$884,883,000, to remain available until September 30,
2004: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed
$66,581,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his
determination and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
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stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force
as currently authorized by law, $783,710,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of this
amount, not to exceed $32,764,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress of his determination and the rea-
sons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law,
$770,690,000, to remain available until September 30,
2004: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of De-
fense available for military construction or family housing
as he may designate, to be merged with and to be available
for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as
the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided
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further, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed
$38,664,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his
determination and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $226,734,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$238,545,000, to remain available until September 30,
2004.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $105,817,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2004.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$31,475,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military
Construction Authorization Acts, $35,864,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2004.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
For the United States share of the cost of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
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gram for the acquisition and construction of military facili-
ties and installations (including international military
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective de-
fense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized in
Military Construction Authorization Acts and section 2806
of title 10, United States Code, $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension and alteration and for operation and
maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor con-
struction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construc-
tion, $60,900,000, to remain available until September 30,
2004; for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt pay-
ment, $1,098,080,000; in all $1,158,980,000.
FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension and alteration and for
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges,
and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, as follows:
for Construction, $298,354,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2004; for Operation and Maintenance, and
for debt payment, $895,070,000; in all $1,193,424,000.
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition,
expansion, extension and alteration and for operation and
maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor con-
struction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construc-
tion, $335,034,000, to remain available until September 30,
2004; for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt pay-
ment, $821,892,000; in all $1,156,926,000.
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of family housing for the activities and
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
tary departments) for construction, including acquisition,
replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration,
and for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor
construction, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construc-
tion, $50,000, to remain available until September 30,
2004; for Operation and Maintenance, $41,440,000; in all
$41,490,000.
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FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION TRANSFER FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for ex-
penses related to improvements to existing family housing;
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only
to family housing accounts, within this title: Provided fur-
ther, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and
shall be available for the same purposes and for the same
period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided
further, That the funds shall not be transferred to the De-
partment of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING
IMPROVEMENT FUND
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as the sole source of funds for planning, adminis-
trative, and oversight costs incurred by the Housing Revi-
talization Support Office relating to military family hous-
ing initiatives undertaken pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2883, per-
taining to alternative means of acquiring and improving
military family housing and supporting facilities.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, PART IV
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the
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Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public
Law 101–510), $705,911,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not more than $426,036,000 of the
funds appropriated herein shall be available solely for envi-
ronmental restoration, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress of his determination and the rea-
sons therefor.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts shall be expended for
payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for con-
struction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be per-
formed within the United States, except Alaska, without the
specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense set-
ting forth the reasons therefor.
SEC. 102. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction shall be available for hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles.
SEC. 103. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction may be used for advances to the
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Trans-
portation, for the construction of access roads as authorized
by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects
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authorized therein are certified as important to the national
defense by the Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be used to begin construction of new bases inside the
continental United States for which specific appropriations
have not been made.
SEC. 105. No part of the funds provided in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used for purchase
of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the
value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or
the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1)
where there is a determination of value by a Federal court;
(2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000;
or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense
to be in the public interest.
SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used to: (1) ac-
quire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install
utilities for any family housing, except housing for which
funds have been made available in annual Military Con-
struction Appropriations Acts.
SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts for minor construction
may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one
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base or installation to another, without prior notification
to the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 108. No part of the funds appropriated in Mili-
tary Construction Appropriations Acts may be used for the
procurement of steel for any construction project or activity
for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manu-
facturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for
such steel procurement.
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family housing
during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
erty taxes in any foreign nation.
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate
a new installation overseas without prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for ar-
chitect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government
to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan,
in any NATO member country, or in countries bordering
the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to
United States firms or United States firms in joint venture
with host nation firms.
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are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year
shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the cur-
rent session of Congress.
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection,
overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on
subsequent claims, if any.
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds appropriated to a military department or de-
fense agency for the construction of military projects may
be obligated for a military construction project or contract,
or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any
time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal
year for which funds for such project were appropriated if
the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from
funds available for military construction projects; and (2)
do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project,
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is in-
creased pursuant to law.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 118. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available to the Department of Defense for military
construction and family housing operation and mainte-
nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon
a determination that such appropriations will not be nec-
essary for the liquidation of obligations or for making au-
thorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations
incurred during the period of availability of such appro-
priations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may
be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency
Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ to be merged with and
to be available for the same time period and for the same
purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
SEC. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives with an annual report by February 15,
containing details of the specific actions proposed to be
taken by the Department of Defense during the current fis-
cal year to encourage other member nations of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea, and United
States allies bordering the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater
share of the common defense burden of such nations and
the United States.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 120. During the current fiscal year, in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense
Base Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the
Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and
Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526) pursuant to section
207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account
established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of De-
fense Authorization Act, 1991, to be merged with, and to
be available for the same purposes and the same time period
as that account.
SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or made
available by this Act may be obligated for Partnership for
Peace Programs or to provide support for non-NATO coun-
tries.
SEC. 122. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing
any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for
military family housing the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees the notice described in subsection (b).
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice
of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or
rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to
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the private party under the contract involved in the event
of—
(A) the closure or realignment of the installation
for which housing is provided under the contract;
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at
such installation; or
(C) the extended deployment overseas of units
stationed at such installation.
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the
nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and
likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Government
with respect to the guarantee.
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense
committees’’ means the following:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 123. During the current fiscal year, in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the account
established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of De-
fense Authorization Act, 1991, to the fund established by
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section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for
expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Pro-
gram. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and
be available for the same purposes and for the same time
period as the fund to which transferred.
SEC. 124. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
or any other Acts may be used for repair and maintenance
of any flag and general officer quarters in excess of $25,000
without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to
the congressional defense committees.
SEC. 125. With the exception of budget authority for
‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program’’, ‘‘Family Housing, Army’’ for operation and
maintenance, ‘‘Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps’’
for operation and maintenance, ‘‘Family Housing, Air
Force’’ for operation and maintenance and ‘‘Family Hous-
ing, Defense-Wide’’ for operation and maintenance, each
amount of budget authority for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2000, provided in this Act, is hereby reduced
by five per centum: Provided, That such reduction shall be
applied ratably to each account, program, activity, and
project provided for in this Act.
SEC. 126. Not later than April 30, 2000, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
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tees a report examining the adequacy of special education
facilities and services available to the dependent children
of uniformed personnel stationed in the United States. The
report shall identify the following:
(1) The schools on military installations in the
United States that are operated by the Department of
Defense, other entities of the Federal government, or
local school districts.
(2) School districts in the United States that
have experienced an increase in enrollment of 20 per-
cent or more in the past five years resulting from base
realignments or consolidations.
(3) The impact of increased special education re-
quirements on student populations, student-teacher
ratios, and financial requirements in school districts
supporting installations designated by the military
departments as compassionate assignment posts.
(4) The adequacy of special education services
and facilities for dependent children of uniformed
personnel within the United States, particularly at
compassionate assignment posts.
(5) Corrective measures that are needed to ade-
quately support the special education needs of mili-
tary families, including such improvements as the