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(6) A list of all sites where functions of the De-
fense Automated Printing Service are performed by
the Defense Automated Printing Service.
(7) The total number of the personnel employed
by the Defense Automated Printing Service and the
locations where the personnel perform the duties as
employees.
(8) A description of the functions performed by
the Defense Automated Printing Service and, for each
such function, the number of employees of the Defense
Automated Printing Service that perform the func-
tion.
(9) For each site identified under paragraph (6),
an assessment of each type of equipment at the site.
(10) The type and explanation of the networking
and technology integration linking all of the sites re-
ferred to in paragraph (6).
(11) The current and future requirements of cus-
tomers of the Defense Automated Printing Service.
(12) An assessment of the effectiveness of the cur-
rent structure of the Defense Automated Printing
Service in supporting current and future customer re-
quirements and plans to address any deficiencies in
supporting such requirements.
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(13) A description and discussion of the best
business practices that are used by the Defense Auto-
mated Printing Service and of other best business that
could be used by the Defense Automated Printing
Service.
(14) Options for maximizing the Defense Auto-
mated Printing Service structure and services to pro-
vide the most cost effective service to its customers.
(d) REVIEW AND COMMENTS OF SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE.—(1) After reviewing the report, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit the report to Congress, together with the
Secretary’s comments on the report and a plan to transfer
or outsource from the Defense Automated Printing Service
to another appropriate entity the functions of the Defense
Automated Printing Service that—
(1) are not identified in the report as being in-
herently national security functions; and
(2) the Secretary believes should be transferred or
outsourced for performance outside the Department of
Defense in accordance with law.
(e) EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVE
PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.—Section 351(a) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Pub-
lic Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 266), as amended by section
351(a) of Public Law 104–201 (110 Stat. 2490) and section
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387(a)(1) of Public Law 105–85 (111 Stat. 1713), is further
amended by striking out ‘‘1998’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘1999’’.
SEC. 1086. INCREASED MISSILE THREAT IN ASIA-PACIFIC
REGION.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out
a study of the architecture requirements for the establish-
ment and operation of a theater ballistic missile defense sys-
tem in the Asia-Pacific region that would have the capabil-
ity to protect key regional allies of the United States.
(b) REPORT.—(1) Not later than January 1, 1999, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on National Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate a report containing—
(A) the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a);
(B) the factors used to obtain such results; and
(C) a description of any existing United States
missile defense system that could be transferred to key
allies of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region
to provide for their self-defense against limited ballis-
tic missile attacks.
(2) The report shall be submitted in both classified and
unclassified form.
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SEC. 1087. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY AND THE EPA IN MEETING CWC
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that:
(1) Compliance with international obligations to
destroy the United States chemical stockpile by April
28, 2007, as required under the Chemical Weapons
Convention (CWC), is a national priority.
(2) The President should ensure that the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Department of the Army re-
ceive all necessary assistance from Federal agencies in
expediting and accelerating the destruction of the le-
thal chemical stockpile.
(3) The Environmental Protection Agency, as
one of the Federal agencies with responsibilities to as-
sist the Department of Defense and the Department of
the Army, has asserted that it is not adequately fund-
ed to provide, or meet its National responsibilities
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) permitting requirements, in order to assist
the United States Government in meeting its inter-
national obligations to destroy its lethal chemical
stockpile.
(4) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
should work in concert with the State and local gov-
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ernments in this process, and that they should prop-
erly budget for this process.
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Department of Defense,
in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency,
shall report to the congressional defense committees by April
1, 1999, on the following—
(1) responsibilities associated with obligations
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) permitting process related to United States
international obligations under the CWC to destroy
the United States chemical stockpile;
(2) technical assistance provided by the EPA to
its regional offices and the States and local govern-
ments in the permitting process, and how that assist-
ance facilitates the issuance of the environmental per-
mits at the various sites;
(3) responsibility of the Department of Defense
to provide funding to the EPA, for the facilitation of
meetings of the National Chemical Agent Demili-
tarization Workgroup, meetings between the Office of
Solid Waste and the affected EPA Regional Offices
and States, and meetings between the Office of Solid
Waste, the Program Manager for Chemical Demili-
tarization and the Department of Defense; and
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(4) responsibility of the Department of Defense
and the Department of the Army to provide funds to
the Environmental Protection Agency to hire full-time
equivalents to assist in the formulation of RCRA per-
mits.
TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
SEC. 1101. REPEAL OF EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE NOT
NEEDED FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
OF QUALIFIED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
Section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking out subsection (d); and
SEC. 1102. MAXIMUM PAY RATE COMPARABILITY FOR FAC-
ULTY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Section 9314(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘section 5306(e)’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 5373’’.
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).
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SEC. 1103. FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY SEPA-
RATION INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORITY.
Section 5597(e) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘September 30, 2001’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30, 2003’’.
SEC. 1104. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEE VOL-
UNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section
8336 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘except in
the case of an employee described in subsection
(o)(1),’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(o)(1) An employee of the Department of Defense who
is separated from the service under conditions described in
paragraph (2) after completing 25 years of service or after
becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service
is entitled to an annuity.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an employee who—
‘‘(A) has been employed continuously by the De-
partment of Defense for more than 30 days before the
date on which the Secretary concerned requests the de-
terminations required under in subparagraph (D)(i);
‘‘(B) is serving under an appointment that is
not limited by time;
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‘‘(C) has not received a decision notice of invol-
untary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance that is pending decision; and
‘‘(D) is separated from the service voluntarily
during a period in which—
‘‘(i) the Department of Defense or the mili-
tary department or subordinate organization
within the Department of Defense or military
department in which the employee is serving is
undergoing a major reorganization, a major re-
duction in force, or a major transfer of function,
and employees comprising a significant percent-
age of the employees serving in that department
or organization are to be separated or subject to
an immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay
(without regard to subchapter VI of chapter 53,
or comparable provisions of law), as determined
by the Office of Personnel Management (under
regulations prescribed by the Office) upon the re-
quest of the Secretary concerned; and
‘‘(ii) the employee is within the scope of an
offer of voluntary early retirement (as defined by
organizational unit, occupational series or level,
geographical location, any other similar factor
that the Office of Personnel Management deter-
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mines appropriate, or any combination of such
definitions of scope), as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned under regulations prescribed by
the Office.
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘Secretary concerned’
means—
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to an
employee of the Department of Defense not employed
in a position in a military department;
‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to
an employee of the Department of the Army;
‘‘(C) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to
an employee of the Department of the Navy;
‘‘(D) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect
to an employee of the Department of the Air Force.’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
Section 8414 of such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), inserting ‘‘except in
the case of an employee described in subsection
(d)(1),’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d)(1) An employee of the Department of Defense who
is separated from the service under conditions described in
paragraph (2) after completing 25 years of service or after
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becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service
is entitled to an annuity.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an employee who—
‘‘(A) has been employed continuously by the De-
partment of Defense for more than 30 days before the
date on which the Secretary concerned requests the de-
terminations required under subparagraph (D)(i);
‘‘(B) is serving under an appointment that is
not limited by time;
‘‘(C) has not received a decision notice of invol-
untary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance that is pending decision; and
‘‘(D) is separated from the service voluntarily
during a period in which—
‘‘(i) the Department of Defense or the mili-
tary department or subordinate organization
within the Department of Defense or military
department in which the employee is serving is
undergoing a major reorganization, a major re-
duction in force, or a major transfer of function,
and employees comprising a significant percent-
age of the employees serving in that department
or organization are to be separated or subject to
an immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay
(without regard to subchapter VI of chapter 53,
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or comparable provisions of law), as determined
by the Office of Personnel Management (under
regulations prescribed by the Office) upon the re-
quest of the Secretary concerned; and
‘‘(ii) the employee is within the scope of an
offer of voluntary early retirement (as defined by
organizational unit, occupational series or level,
geographical location, any other similar factor
that the Office of Personnel Management deter-
mines appropriate, or any combination of such
definitions of scope), as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned under regulations prescribed by
the Office.
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘Secretary concerned’
means—
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to an
employee of the Department of Defense not employed
in a position in a military department;
‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to
an employee of the Department of the Army;
‘‘(C) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to
an employee of the Department of the Navy;
‘‘(D) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect
to an employee of the Department of the Air Force.’’.