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5726(a). The weight of the household goods and per-
sonal effects stored under this subsection, together
with the weight of property transported under section
5724(a), may not exceed the total maximum weight
which could be transported in accordance with section
5724(a).
‘‘(10) Expenses of property management services.
‘‘(b) An agency shall not make payment under this sec-
tion to or on behalf of the employee for expenses incurred
after termination of the temporary assignment.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 5735 the follow-
ing new item:
‘‘5736. Relocation expenses of an employee who is performing an extended assign-
ment.’’.
SEC. 1417. AUTHORITY TO PAY A HOME MARKETING INCEN-
TIVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 such regulations as the Administrator of
General Services may prescribe, an agency may pay to an
employee who transfers in the interest of the Government
an amount, not to exceed a maximum payment amount es-
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tablished by the Administrator in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, to encourage
the employee to aggressively market the employee’s residence
at the old official station when—
‘‘(1) the residence is entered into a program es-
tablished under a contract in accordance with section
5724c of this chapter, 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 to the individual re-
sults in a reduced cost to the Government.
‘‘(b) For fiscal years 1997 and 1998, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a maximum payment amount of 5
percent of the sales price of the residence.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting at the end the following:
‘‘5756. Home marketing incentive payment.’’.
SEC. 1418. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES
CODE.—(1) Section 5724a of title 5, United States Code,
is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
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‘‘(g)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an employee who is
reimbursed under subsections (a) through (f) of this section
or section 5724(a) of this title is entitled to an amount for
miscellaneous expenses—
‘‘(A) not to exceed 2 weeks’ basic pay, if such
employee has an immediate family; or
‘‘(B) not to exceed 1 week’s basic pay, if such
employee does not have an immediate family.
‘‘(2) Amounts paid under paragraph (1) may not ex-
ceed amounts determined at the maximum rate payable for
a position at GS–13 of the General Schedule.
‘‘(h) A former employee separated by reason of reduc-
tion in force or transfer of function who within 1 year after
the separation is reemployed by a nontemporary appoint-
ment at a different geographical location from that where
the separation occurred, may be allowed and paid the ex-
penses authorized by sections 5724, 5725, 5726(b), and 5727
of this title, and may receive the benefits authorized by sub-
sections (a) through (g) of this section, in the same manner
as though such 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.
‘‘(i) Payments for subsistence expenses, including
amounts in lieu of per diem or actual subsistence expenses
or a combination thereof, authorized under this section shall
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not exceed the maximum payment allowed under regula-
tions which implement section 5702 of this title.
‘‘(j) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be implemented
under regulations issued under section 5737.’’.
(2) Section 3375 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘section
5724a(a)(1) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section
5724a(a) of this title’’;
(B) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘section
5724a(a)(3) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section
5724a(c) of this title’’; and
(C) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘section
5724a(b) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5724a(g)
of this title’’.
(3) Section 5724(e) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘section 5724a(a), (b) of this title’’
and inserting ‘‘section 5724a(a) through (g) of this title’’.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS.—(1) Section 707 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘Section
5724a(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 5724a(c)’’; and
(B) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘Section
5724a(a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5724a(d)’’.
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(2) Section 501 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290aa) is amended—
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(g)(2)(A), 
by 
striking
‘‘5724a(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘5724a(a)’’; and
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(g)(2)(A), 
by 
striking
‘‘5724a(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘5724a(c)’’.
(3) Section 925 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 299c–4) is amended—
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(f)(2)(A), 
by 
striking
‘‘5724a(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘5724a(a)’’; and
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(f)(2)(A), 
by 
striking
‘‘5724a(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘5724a(c)’’.
Subtitle B—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 1431. REPEAL OF THE LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE
CALL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.
Section 1348 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(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.
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SEC. 1432. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULA-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 5737. Regulations
‘‘(a)(1) Except as specifically provided in this sub-
chapter, the Administrator of General Services shall pre-
scribe regulations necessary for the administration of this
subchapter.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any limitation of this sub-
chapter, in promulgating regulations under paragraph (1)
of this subsection, the Administrator of General Services
shall include a provision authorizing the head of an agency
or his designee to waive any limitation of this subchapter
or in any implementing regulation for any employee relo-
cating to or from a remote or isolated location who would
otherwise suffer hardship.
‘‘(b) The Administrator of General Services shall pre-
scribe regulations necessary for the implementation of sec-
tion 5724b of this subchapter in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury.
‘‘(c) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regula-
tions necessary for the implementation of section 5735 of
this subchapter.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is further amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 5736 the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘5737. Regulations.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5722 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under
such regulations as the President may prescribe’’, and in-
serting ‘‘Under regulations prescribed under section 5737
of this title’’.
(2) Section 5723 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Under such regulations as the Presi-
dent may prescribe’’, and inserting ‘‘Under regulations pre-
scribed under section 5737 of this title’’.
(3) Section 5724 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) in subsections (a) through (c), by striking
‘‘Under such regulations as the President may pre-
scribe’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under
regulations prescribed under section 5737 of this
title’’;
(B) in subsections (c) and (e), by striking
‘‘under regulations prescribed by the President’’ and
inserting ‘‘under regulations prescribed under section
5737 of this title’’; and
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(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘under the reg-
ulations of the President’’ and inserting ‘‘under regu-
lations prescribed under section 5737 of this title’’.
(4) Section 5724b of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Under such regulations as the Presi-
dent may prescribe’’ and inserting ‘‘Under regulations pre-
scribed under section 5737 of this title’’.
(5) Section 5726 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘as the Presi-
dent may by regulation authorize’’ and inserting ‘‘as
authorized under regulations prescribed under section
5737 of this title’’; and
(B) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking
‘‘Under such regulations as the President may pre-
scribe’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under
regulations prescribed under section 5737 of this
title’’.
(6) Section 5727(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Under such regulations as the Presi-
dent may prescribe’’ and inserting ‘‘Under regulations pre-
scribed under section 5737 of this title’’.
(7) Section 5728 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(1), by striking
‘‘Under such regulations as the President may prescribe’’
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each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under regulations pre-
scribed under section 5737 of this title’’.
(8) Section 5729 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘Under
such regulations as the President may prescribe’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Under regulations prescribed
under section 5737 of this title’’.
(9) Section 5731 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the President’’ and inserting ‘‘in accordance with
regulations prescribed under section 5737 of this title’’.
SEC. 1433. REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF COST SAVINGS.
No later than 1 year after the effective date of the final
regulations issued under section 1434(b), the General Ac-
counting Office shall submit a report to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives on an assessment of the cost savings to Federal
travel administration resulting from statutory and regu-
latory changes under this Act.
SEC. 1434. EFFECTIVE DATE; ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
title shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator of General
Services shall issue final regulations implementing the
amendments made by this title by not later than the expira-
tion of the period referred to in subsection (a).
DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997’’.
TITLE XXI—ARMY
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire 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 ...........................
Camp Roberts ...........................................
$5,500,000
Naval Weapons Station, Concord ...........
$27,000,000
Colorado .............................
Fort Carson ..............................................
$13,000,000
District of Columbia .........
Fort McNair .............................................
$6,900,000
Georgia ...............................
Fort Benning ............................................
$53,400,000
Fort McPherson ........................................
$3,500,000
Fort Stewart .............................................
$6,000,000
Hawaii ...............................
Schofield Barracks ...................................
$16,500,000
Kansas ................................
Fort Riley .................................................
$29,350,000
Kentucky ............................
Fort Campbell ...........................................
$67,600,000
Fort Knox .................................................
$13,000,000
Louisiana ...........................
Fort Polk ...................................................
$4,800,000
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Army: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Total
New Mexico ........................
White Sands Missile Range .....................
$10,000,000
New York ............................
Fort Drum ................................................
$6,500,000
Texas ...................................
Fort Hood .................................................
$40,900,000
Fort Sam Houston ...................................
$3,100,000
Virginia ..............................
Fort Eustis ...............................................
$3,550,000
Washington ........................
Fort Lewis ................................................
$54,600,000
CONUS Classified .............
Classified Locations .................................
$4,600,000
Total: .................................................
$373,050,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions 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 ..................................
Spinellii 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
Worldwide ...............................
Host Nation Support ..........................
$20,000,000
Total: ............................................
$134,500,000
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the
Army may construct or acquire family housing units (in-
cluding land acquisition) at the installations, for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
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Army: Family Housing
State
Installation
Purpose
Total
Hawaii ............................
Schofield Barracks .........
54 Units ...........
$10,000,000
North Carolina ...............
Fort Bragg ......................
88 Units ...........
$9,800,000
Texas ...............................
Fort Hood .......................
140 Units .........
$18,500,000
Total: ........
$38,300,000
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated 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 im-
provement of family housing units in an amount not to
exceed $4,083,000.
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 author-
ization of appropriations in sections 2104(a)(5)(A), the
Secretary of the Army may improve existing military fam-
ily housing units in an amount not to exceed $109,750,000.
SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1996, for military construction, land acquisition, and mili-
tary family housing functions of the Department of the
Army in the total amount of $1,910,897,000 as follows:
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(1) For military construction projects inside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2101(a),
$373,050,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2101(b),
$134,500,000.
(3) For unspecified minor military construction
projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United
States Code, $7,000,000.
(4) For architectural and engineering services
and construction design under section 2807 of title
10, United States Code, $31,748,000.
(5) For military family housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design, and improvement of military
family housing and facilities, $152,133,000.
(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 author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost
of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act
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may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
SEC. 2105. PLAN FOR REPAIRS AND STABILIZATION OF THE
HISTORIC DISTRICT AT THE FOREST GLEN
ANNEX OF WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTER,
MARYLAND.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan for
basic repairs and stabilization measures throughout the his-
toric district at the Forest Glen Annex of Walter Reed Army
Medical Center, Maryland, together with funding options
for the implementation of the plan.
TITLE XXII—NAVY
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 2205(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may ac-
quire 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 Combat Center,
Twentynine Palms.
$4,020,000
Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendle-
ton.
$6,240,000
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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Amount
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton .........
$51,630,000
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego ...
$8,150,000
Naval Air Station, North Island ................
$76,872,000
Naval Facility, San Clemente Island .........
$17,000,000
Naval Station, San Diego ...........................
$7,050,000
Naval Command Control & Ocean Surveil-
lance Center, San Diego.
$1,960,000
Connecticut .......................
Naval Submarine Base, New London .........
$13,830,000
District of Columbia ........
Naval District, Commandant, Washington
$19,300,000
Florida ..............................
Naval Air Station, Key West ......................
$2,250,000
Hawaii ..............................
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 Training Center, Great Lakes ..........
$22,900,000
Maryland ..........................
Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River
$1,270,000
United States Naval Academy ....................
$10,480,000
Mississippi ........................
Naval Station, Pascagoula ..........................
$4,990,000
Stennis Space Center ...................................
$7,960,000
Nevada ..............................
Naval Air Station, Fallon ...........................
$20,600,000
North Carolina .................
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point ...
$1,630,000
Marine Corps Air Station, New River .......
$17,040,000
Marine Corps Base, Camp LeJeune ...........
$20,750,000
Rhode Island .....................
Naval Undersea Warfare Center .................
$8,900,000
South Carolina .................
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Is-
land.
$2,550,000
Texas .................................
Naval Station, Ingleside ..............................
$16,850,000
Naval Air Station, Kingsville .....................
$1,810,000
Virginia ............................
Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk ...........
$12,900,000
Marine Corps Combat Development Com-
mand, Quantico.
$14,570,000
Naval Station, Norfolk .................................
$47,920,000
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren
$8,030,000
Washington .......................
Naval Station, Everett .................................
$25,740,000
Total: .....................................................
$521,752,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2205(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may
acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations and locations outside the Unit-
ed States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
table:
Navy: Outside the United States
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Bahrain .............................
Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain .....
$5,980,000
Greece ................................
Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay ..........
$7,050,000
Italy ..................................
Naval Air Station, Sigonella ......................
$15,700,000
Naval Support Activity, Naples ..................
$8,620,000
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Navy: Outside the United States—Continued
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Puerto Rico .......................
Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads ..................
$23,600,000
United Kingdom ..............
Joint Maritime Communications Center,
St. Mawgan.
$4,700,000
Total: .....................................................
$65,650,000
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2205(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the
Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (in-
cluding land acquisition) at the installations, for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Navy: Family Housing
State
Installation
Purpose
Amount
Arizona ......................
Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion, Yuma.
Community
Center.
$709,000
California ..................
Marine Corps Air-
Ground Combat Cen-
ter, Twentynine Palms.
Community
Center.
$1,982,000
Marine Corps Air-
Ground Combat Cen-
ter, Twentynine Palms.
Housing Office
$956,000
Marine Corps Base,
Camp Pendleton.
128 Units .........
$19,483,000
Naval Air Station,
Lemoore.
276 Units .........
$39,837,000
Navy Public Works Cen-
ter, San Diego.
366 Units .........
$48,719,000
Hawaii .......................
Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion, Kaneohe Bay.
54 Units ...........
$11,676,000
Navy Public Works Cen-
ter, Pearl Harbor.
264 Units .........
$52,586,000
Maryland ...................
Naval Air Warfare Cen-
ter, Patuxent River.
Community
Center.
$1,233,000
North Carolina ..........
Marine Corps Base,
Camp LeJeune.
Community
Center.
$845,000
Virginia ......................
AEGIS Combat Systems
Center, Wallops Island.
20 Units ...........
$2,975,000
Naval Security Group
Activity, Northwest.
Community
Center.
$741,000
Washington ................
Naval Station, Everett ...
100 Units .........
$15,015,000
Naval Submarine Base,
Bangor.
Housing Office
$934,000
Total: ........
$197,691,000
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(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 2205(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry
out architectural and engineering services and construction
design activities with respect to the construction or im-
provement of military family housing units in an amount
not to exceed $23,142,000.
SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code,
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2205(a)(6)(A), the Sec-
retary of the Navy may improve existing military family
housing units in an amount not to exceed $189,383,000.
SEC. 2204. DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2205(a)(5), the Sec-
retary of the Navy may make advances to the Secretary
of Transportation for the construction of defense access
roads under section 210 of title 23, United States Code, at
various locations in the amount of $300,000.
SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1996, for military construction, land acquisition, and mili-
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Air Force: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Amount
King Salmon Air Force Base ..............
$5,700,000
Arizona ......................................
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base .........
$9,920,000
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 ........................
$10,495,000
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 ...................
$25,830,000
Louisiana ..................................
Barksdale Air Force Base ....................
$4,890,000
Maryland ..................................
Andrews Air Force Base ......................
$8,140,000
Mississippi ................................
Keesler Air Force Base ........................
$14,465,000
Montana ....................................
Malmstrom Air Force Base .................
$6,300,000
Nevada .......................................
Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary
Air Field.
$4,690,000
Nellis Air Force Base ...........................
$14,700,000
New Jersey ................................
McGuire Air Force Base ......................
$8,080,000
New Mexico ...............................
Cannon Air Force Base .......................
$7,100,000
Kirtland Air Force Base .....................
$16,300,000
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 ..................
$43,110,000
Shaw Air Force Base ...........................
$14,465,000
South Dakota ............................
Ellsworth Air Force Base ....................
$4,150,000
Tennessee ...................................
Arnold 
Engineering 
Development
Center.
$6,781,000
Texas .........................................
Dyess Air Force Base ...........................
$5,895,000
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
Total: .............................................
$607,334,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
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tion 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 ...................................
$10,066,000
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
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 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations 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
Fire Station .....
$2,950,000
California ........................
Beale Air Force Base .....
56 units ............
$8,893,000
Travis Air Force Base ...
70 units ............
$8,631,000
Vandenberg Air Force
Base.
112 units ..........
$20,891,000
District of Columbia ......
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
Housing Main-
tenance Fa-
cility.
$853,000
Housing Sup-
port & Stor-
age Facility.
$756,000
Housing Office
$821,000
Louisiana ........................
Barksdale Air Force
Base.
80 units ............
$9,570,000
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Air Force: Family Housing—Continued
State
Installation
Purpose
Amount
Massachusetts ..................
Hanscom Air Force Base
32 units ............
$5,100,000
Missouri ..........................
Whiteman Air Force
Base.
68 units ............
$9,600,000
Montana ..........................
Malmstrom Air Force
Base.
20 units ............
$5,242,000
New Mexico .....................
Kirtland Air Force Base
87 units ............
$11,850,000
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
50 units ............
$6,500,000
Housing Office
$450,000
Housing Main-
tenance Fa-
cility.
$350,000
Washington .....................
McChord Air Force Base
40 units ............
$5,659,000
United Kingdom .............
Lakenheath Royal Air
Force Base.
Family Hous-
ing, Phase I.
$8,300,000
Total: ........
$158,138,000
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may
carry out architectural and engineering services and con-
struction design activities with respect to the construction
or improvement of military family housing units in an
amount not to exceed $12,350,000.
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 author-
ization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may improve existing military fam-
ily housing units in an amount not to exceed $94,550,000.
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SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR
FORCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1996, for military construction, land acquisition, and mili-
tary family housing functions of the Department of the Air
Force in the total amount of $1,844,786,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2301(a),
$607,334,000.
(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, $11,328,000.
(4) For architectural and engineering services
and construction design under section 2807 of title
10, United States Code, $53,497,000.
(5) For military housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design, and improvement of military
family housing and facilities, $265,038,000.
(B) For support of military family housing
(including the functions described in section
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2833 
of 
title 
10, 
United 
States 
Code),
$829,474,000.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and
any other cost variation authorized 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 appro-
priated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE
AGENCIES
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 2406(a)(1), the Secretary 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 Agents and Muni-
tions Destruction.
Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado .............
$179,000,000
Defense Finance & Accounting
Service.
Norton Air Force Base, California .....
$13,800,000
Naval 
Training 
Center, 
Orlando,
Florida ..............................................
$2,600,000
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois ..............
$14,400,000
Loring Air Force Base, Maine ............
$6,900,000
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska .........
$7,000,000
Griffiss Air Force Base, New York .....
$10,200,000
Gentile Air Force Station, Ohio .........
$11,400,000
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Charleston, South Carolina .................
$6,200,000
Defense Intelligence Agency.
Bolling Air Force Base, District of
Columbia ...........................................
$6,790,000
National Ground Intelligence Center,
Charlottesville, Virginia ..................
$2,400,000
Defense Logistics Agency.
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska .....
$21,000,000
Defense 
Distribution, 
San 
Diego,
California .........................................
$15,700,000
Naval Air Facility, El Centro, Cali-
fornia ................................................
$5,700,000
Travis Air Force Base, California ......
$15,200,000
McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas ....
$2,200,000
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
$4,300,000
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland ...
$12,100,000
Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada ....
$2,100,000
Defense Construction Supply Center,
Columbus, Ohio ................................
$600,000
Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma ........
$3,200,000
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
$2,900,000
Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia
$1,500,000
Defense Medical Facility Office.
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama .....
$25,000,000
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton,
California .........................................
$3,300,000
Naval Air Station, Lemoore, Califor-
nia .....................................................
$38,000,000
Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida
$15,200,000
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland ...
$15,500,000
Fort Bragg, North Carolina ................
$11,400,000
Charleston Air Force Base, South
Carolina ............................................
$1,300,000
Fort Bliss, Texas ..................................
$6,600,000
Fort Hood, Texas .................................
$1,950,000
Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia
$1,250,000
Special Operations Command.
Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado,
California .........................................
$7,700,000
Naval Station, Ford Island, Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii ...............................
$12,800,000
Fort Campbell, Kentucky ....................
$4,200,000
Fort Bragg, North Carolina ................
$14,000,000
Total: .............................................
$505,390,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions 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 Unit-
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ed 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.
Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy ....
$6,100,000
Moron Air Base, Spain .......................
$12,958,000
Defense Medical Facility Office.
Administrative Support Unit, Bah-
rain, Bahrain ...................................
$4,600,000
Total: .............................................
$23,658,000
SEC. 2402. MILITARY HOUSING PLANNING AND DESIGN.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriation in section 2406(a)(15)(A), the Sec-
retary of Defense may carry out architectural and engineer-
ing services and construction design activities with respect
to the construction or improvement of military family hous-
ing 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 author-
ization of appropriation in section 2406(a)(15)(A), the Sec-
retary 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.—The amount authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to section 2406(a)(15)(C) shall
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be available for crediting to the Department of Defense
Family Housing Improvement Fund established by section
2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CREDIT TO UNAC-
COMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND.—The amount
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section
2406(a)(14) shall be available for crediting to the Depart-
ment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im-
provement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of title
10, United States Code.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense may
use funds credited to the Department of Defense Family
Housing Improvement Fund under subsection (a) to carry
out any activities authorized by subchapter IV of chapter
169 of such title with respect to military family housing
and may use funds credited to the Department of Defense
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
under subsection (b) to carry out any activities authorized
by that subchapter with respect to military unaccompanied
housing.
SEC. 2405. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2406(a)(12), the Sec-
retary of Defense may carry out energy conservation
projects under section 2865 of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 2406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE
AGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1996, for military construction, land acquisition, and mili-
tary family housing functions of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments), in the total amount
of $3,399,166,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2401(a),
$340,287,000.
(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 section 2401(a) of the Military Con-
struction 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, authorized by section 2401(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (division B of Public Law 102–484; 106
Stat. 2599), $92,000,000.
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(5) For military construction projects at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina, hospital replacement, author-
ized 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 Defense
Finance and Accounting Service, Columbus, Ohio,
authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1996 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 535),
$20,822,000.
(9) For contingency construction projects of the
Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of title 10,
United States Code, $9,500,000.
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(10) For unspecified minor construction projects
under section 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, $14,239,000.
(12) For energy conservation projects under sec-
tion 
2865 
of 
title 
10, 
United 
States 
Code,
$47,765,000.
(13) For base closure and realignment activities
as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment 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 credit to the Department of Defense
Military 
Unaccompanied 
Housing 
Improvement
Fund as authorized by section 2404(b) of this Act,
$5,000,000.
(15) For military family housing functions:
(A) For improvement and planning of mili-
tary family housing and facilities, $4,371,000.
(B) For support of military housing (in-
cluding functions described in section 2833 of
title 10, United States Code), $30,963,000, of
which not more than $25,637,000 may be obli-
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gated or expended for the leasing of military
family housing units worldwide.
(C) For credit to the Department of Defense
Family Housing Improvement Fund as author-
ized by section 2404(a) of this Act, $20,000,000.
(D) For the Homeowners Assistance Pro-
gram 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 authorized 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 appro-
priated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a);
(2) $161,503,000 (the balance of the amount au-
thorized under section 2401(a) of this Act for the con-
struction of a chemical demilitarization facility at
Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado); and
(3) $1,600,000 (the balance of the amount au-
thorized under section 2401(a) of this Act for the con-
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struction of a replacement facility for the medical and
dental clinic, Key West Naval Air Station, Florida).
TITLE 
XXV—NORTH 
ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION SE-
CURITY 
INVESTMENT 
PRO-
GRAM
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, Unit-
ed States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the
amount authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in
section 2502 and the amount collected from the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction pre-
viously financed by the United States.
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 1996, for contribu-
tions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title
10, United States Code, for the share of the United States
of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Security
Investment program as authorized by section 2501, in the
amount of $172,000,000.
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SEC. 2503. REDESIGNATION OF NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Subsection (b) of section 2806
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out
‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure pro-
gram’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment program’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization Infrastructure program in any
Federal law, Executive order, regulation, delegation of au-
thority, or document of or pertaining to the Department
of Defense shall be deemed to refer to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization Security Investment program.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The section heading
of such section is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 2806. Contributions for North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nizations Security Investment’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter
I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking out the item relating to section 2806 and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘2806. Contributions for North Atlantic Treaty Organizations Security Invest-
ment.’’.
(d) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
2861(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infra-
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structure program’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘North At-
lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program’’.
(2) Section 21(h)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)(B)) is amended by striking out
‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure Pro-
gram’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment program’’.
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND
RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1996, for the costs of
acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and
construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces,
and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title
10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition
of land for those facilities), the following amounts:
(1) For the Department of the Army—
(A) for the Army National Guard of the
United States, $94,528,000: Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act, none of the funds
authorized for construction, phase I, of a com-
bined support maintenance shop at Camp
Guernsey, Wyoming may be obligated until the
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Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the
project is in the future years defense plan; and
(B) for the Army Reserve, $59,174,000.
(2) For the Department of the Navy, for the
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, $32,743,000.
(3) For the Department of the Air Force—
(A) for the Air National Guard of the Unit-
ed States, $209,884,000; and
(B) for the Air Force Reserve, $54,770,000.
SEC. 2602. FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVE-
MENT OF RESERVE CENTERS IN THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON.
(a) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE’’ in the Military
Construction Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–
307; 108 Stat. 1661), that are available for the construction
of a Naval Reserve center in Seattle, Washington—
(1) $5,200,000 shall be available for the construc-
tion of an Army Reserve Center at Fort Lawton,
Washington, of which $700,000 may be used for pro-
gram and design activities relating to such construc-
tion;
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(2) $4,200,000 shall be available for the construc-
tion of an addition to the Naval Reserve Center in
Tacoma, Washington;
(3) $500,000 shall be available for unspecified
minor construction at Naval Reserve facilities in the
State of Washington; and
(4) $500,000 shall be available for planning and
design activities with respect to improvements at
Naval Reserve facilities in the State of Washington.
(b) MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHOR-
ITY.—Paragraph (2) of section 127(d) of the Military Con-
struction Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–337;
108 Stat. 1666), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) Before commencing construction of a facility to
be the replacement facility for the Naval Reserve Center
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall comply with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to such facility.’’.
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TITLE XXVII—EXPIRATION AND
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZA-
TIONS
SEC. 
2701. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY
LAW.
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVI for military
construction projects, land acquisition, family housing
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program
(and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire
on the later of—
(1) October 1, 1999; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authoriz-
ing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2000.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to au-
thorizations for military construction projects, land acqui-
sition, family housing projects and facilities, and contribu-
tions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment program (and authorizations of appropriations
therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated
before the later of—
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(1) October 1, 1999; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authoriz-
ing funds for fiscal year 2000 for military construc-
tion projects, land acquisition, family housing
projects and facilities, or contributions to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
program.
SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 1994 PROJECTS.
(a) EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 2701 of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1994 (division B of Public Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1880),
authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101, 2102, 2201, 2301,
or 2601 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October
1, 1997, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 1998, which-
ever is later.
(b) TABLES.—The tables referred to in subsection (a)
are as follows:
Army: Extension of 1994 Project Authorizations
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
New Jersey ......................
Picatinny Arsenal ..........
Advance War-
head Develop-
ment Facility.
$4,400,000
North Carolina ...............
Fort Bragg ......................
Land Acquisi-
tion.
$15,000,000
Wisconsin ........................
Fort McCoy .....................
Family Hous-
ing Construc-
tion (16
units).
$2,950,000
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Navy: Extension of 1994 Project Authorizations
State or Location
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
California ........................
Camp Pendleton Marine
Corps Base.
Sewage Facility
$7,930,000
Connecticut .....................
New London Naval Sub-
marine Base.
Hazardous
Waste Trans-
fer Facility.
$1,450,000
New Jersey ......................
Earle Naval Weapons
Station.
Explosives
Holding Yard.
$1,290,000
Virginia ...........................
Oceana Naval Air Sta-
tion.
Jet Engine Test
Cell Replace-
ment.
$5,300,000
Various Locations ..........
Various Locations ..........
Land Acquisi-
tion Inside
the United
States.
$540,000
Various Locations ..........
Various Locations ..........
Land Acquisi-
tion Outside
the United
States.
$800,000
Air Force: Extension of 1994 Project Authorizations
State
Installation or Loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Alaska ..............................
Eielson Air Force Base
Upgrade Water
Treatment
Plant.
$3,750,000
Elmendorf Air Force
Base.
Corrosion Con-
trol Facility.
$5,975,000
California ........................
Beale Air Force Base .....
Educational
Center.
$3,150,000
Florida ............................
Tyndall Air Force Base
Base Supply
Logistics
Center.
$2,600,000
Mississippi ......................
Keesler Air Force Base
Upgrade Stu-
dent Dor-
mitory.
$4,500,000
North Carolina ...............
Pope Air Force Base ......
Add To and
Alter Dor-
mitories.
$4,300,000
Virginia ...........................
Langley Air Force Base
Fire Station .....
$3,850,000
Army National Guard: Extension of 1994 Project Authorizations
State
Installation or Loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Alabama ..........................
Birmingham ...................
Aviation Sup-
port Facility.
$4,907,000
Arizona ............................
Marana ...........................
Organization
Maintenance
Shop.
$553,000
Marana ...........................
Dormitory/Din-
ing Facility.
$2,919,000
California ........................
Fresno ..............................
Organization
Maintenance
Shop Modi-
fication.
$905,000
Van Nuys ........................
Armory Addi-
tion.
$6,518,000
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Army National Guard: Extension of 1994 Project Authorizations—
Continued
State
Installation or Loca-
tion
Project
Amount
New Mexico .....................
White Sands Missile
Range.
Organization
Maintenance
Shop.
$2,940,000
White Sands Missile
Range.
Tactical Site ....
$1,995,000
White Sands Missile
Range.
Mobilization
and Training
Equipment
Site.
$3,570,000
Pennsylvania ..................
Indiantown Gap .............
State Military
Building.
$9,200,000
Johnstown .......................
Armory Addi-
tion/Flight
Facility.
$5,004,000
Johnstown .......................
Armory .............
$3,000,000
SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 1993 PROJECTS.
(a) EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 2701 of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (division B of Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2602),
authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101, 2301, or 2601 of
that Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division
B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 541), shall remain in
effect until October 1, 1997, or the date of the enactment
of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for
fiscal year 1998, whichever is later.
(b) TABLES.—The tables referred to in subsection (a)
are as follows:
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Army: Extension of 1993 Project Authorization
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Arkansas .........................
Pine Bluff Arsenal .........
Ammunition
Demilitariza-
tion Support
Facility.
$15,000,000
Air Force: Extension of 1993 Project Authorization
Country
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Portugal ..........................
Lajes Field ......................
Water Wells ......
$950,000
Army National Guard: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Alabama ..........................
Tuscaloosa .......................
Armory .............
$2,273,000
Union Springs ................
Armory .............
$813,000
SEC. 2704. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 1992 PROJECTS.
(a) EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 2701 of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1992 (division B of Public Law 102–190; 105 Stat. 1535),
authorizations for the projects set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act and ex-
tended by section 2702(a) of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public
Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 3047) and section 2703(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 543),
shall remain in effect until October 1, 1997, or the date
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 1998, whichever is later.
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(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is
as follows:
Army: Extension of 1992 Project Authorizations
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Oregon .............................
Umatilla Army Depot ...
Ammunition
Demilitariza-
tion Support
Facility.
$3,600,000
Umatilla Army Depot ....
Ammunition
Demilitariza-
tion Utilities.
$7,500,000
SEC. 2705. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
PROJECTS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, no funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act may be obligated or expended for the military
construction project listed under subsection (b) until the
Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the project
is included in the current future-years defense program.
(b) COVERED PROJECT.—Subsection (a) applies to the
following military construction project:
(1) Phase II, Construction, Consolidated Edu-
cation Center, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
(2) Phase III, Construction, Western Kentucky
Training Site.
SEC. 2706. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall
take effect on the later of—
(1) October 1, 1996; or
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(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE XXVIII—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Military Construction
Program and Military Family
Housing Changes
SEC. 2801. INCREASE IN CERTAIN THRESHOLDS FOR UN-
SPECIFIED 
MINOR 
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.
(a) 
O&M 
FUNDING
FOR
PROJECTS.—Section
2805(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ‘‘$300,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$500,000’’.
(b) O&M FUNDING FOR RESERVE COMPONENT FACILI-
TIES.—Subsection (b) of section 18233a of such title is
amended by striking out ‘‘$300,000’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘$500,000’’.
(c) NOTIFICATION
FOR EXPENDITURES
AND CON-
TRIBUTIONS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT FACILITIES.—Sub-
section (a)(1) of such section 18233a is amended by striking
out ‘‘$400,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,500,000’’.
SEC. 2802. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE
MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) EXCLUSION OF MINOR MAINTENANCE AND RE-
PAIR.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 2825 of title 10, United
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States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than day-to-
day maintenance or repair work)’’ after ‘‘work’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR IM-
PROVEMENTS.—Subsection (b)(2) of such section is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking out ‘‘the cost of repairs’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘in connection with’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘of the unit or units concerned the
cost of maintenance or repairs undertaken in connec-
tion with the improvement of the unit or units and
any cost (other than the cost of activities undertaken
beyond a distance of five feet from the unit or units)
in connection with’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, drives,’’ after ‘‘roads’’.
SEC. 2803. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EASEMENTS FOR RIGHTS-
OF-WAY.
(a) EASEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC POLES AND LINES AND
FOR COMMUNICATIONS LINES AND FACILITIES.—Section
2668(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (9);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (13); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the follow-
ing new paragraphs:
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‘‘(10) poles and lines for the transmission or dis-
tribution of electric power;
‘‘(11) poles and lines for the transmission or dis-
tribution of communications signals (including tele-
phone and telegraph signals);
‘‘(12) structures and facilities for the trans-
mission, reception, and relay of such signals; and’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘, tele-
phone lines, and telegraph lines,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(2), by striking out ‘‘or by the Act of March
4, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 961)’’.
Subtitle B—Defense Base Closure
and Realignment
SEC. 2811. RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY UNDER 1988 BASE
CLOSURE LAW TO TRANSFER PROPERTY AND
FACILITIES TO OTHER ENTITIES IN THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 204(b)(2)
of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure
and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E)
as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D):
‘‘(D) The Secretary may transfer real property or fa-
cilities located at a military installation to be closed or re-
aligned under this title, with or without reimbursement, to
a military department or other entity (including a non-
appropriated fund instrumentality) within the Department
of Defense or the Coast Guard.’’.
(b) RATIFICATION OF TRANSFERS—Any transfer by
the Secretary of Defense of real property or facilities at a
military installation closed or realigned under title II of
the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure
and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note) to a military department or other entity of the
Department of Defense or the Coast Guard during the pe-
riod beginning on November 30, 1993, and ending on the
date of the enactment of this Act is hereby ratified.
SEC. 2812. AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES AT INSTALLATIONS
AFTER CLOSURE.
(a) 1988 LAW.—Section 204(b)(8)(A) of the Defense
Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, or at facilities not yet transferred
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or otherwise disposed of in the case of installations closed
under this title,’’ after ‘‘under this title’’.
(b) 1990 LAW.—Section 2905(b)(8)(A) of 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) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, or at facilities not yet transferred
or otherwise disposed of in the case of installations closed
under this part,’’ after ‘‘under this part’’.
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances
SEC. 2821. TRANSFER OF LANDS, ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR TO
TRANSFER CERTAIN SECTION 29 LANDS.—(1) Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer
to the Secretary of the Army administrative jurisdiction
over the following lands located in section 29 of the National
Park System at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia:
(A) The lands known as the Arlington National
Cemetery Interment Zone.
(B) All lands in the Robert E. Lee Memorial
Preservation Zone, other than those lands in the Pres-
ervation Zone that the Secretary of the Interior deter-
mines must be retained because of the historical sig-
nificance of such lands or for the maintenance of
nearby lands or facilities.
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(2)(A) The Secretary of the Interior may not make the
transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(B) until 60 days after
the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Na-
tional Security of the House of Representatives—
(i) a summary of the document entitled ‘‘Cul-
tural Landscape and Archaeological Study, Section
29, Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial’’;
(ii) a summary of any environmental analysis
required with respect to the transfer under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.); and
(iii) the proposal of the Secretary and the Sec-
retary of the Army setting forth the lands to be trans-
ferred and the general manner in which the Secretary
of the Army will develop such lands after transfer.
(B) The Secretary of the Interior shall submit the in-
formation required under subparagraph (A) not later than
October 31, 1997.
(3) The transfer of lands under paragraph (1) shall
be carried out in accordance with the Interagency Agree-
ment Between the Department of the Interior, the National
Park Service, and the Department of the Army, Dated Feb-
ruary 22, 1995.
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(4) The exact acreage and legal descriptions of the
lands to be transferred under paragraph (1) shall be deter-
mined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Secretary of the Army.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS.—(1)
The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the Secretary
of the Army administrative jurisdiction over a parcel of
land, including any improvements thereon, consisting of
approximately 2.43 acres, located in the Memorial Drive
entrance area to Arlington National Cemetery.
(2)(A) The Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the
Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over
a parcel of land, including any improvements thereon, con-
sisting of approximately 0.17 acres, located at Arlington
National Cemetery, and known as the Old Administrative
Building site. The site is part of the original reservation
of Arlington National Cemetery.
(B) In connection with the transfer under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of the Army shall grant to the Sec-
retary of the Interior a perpetual right of ingress and egress
to the parcel transferred under that subparagraph.
(3) The exact acreage and legal descriptions of the
lands to be transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be
determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary of the
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Interior and the Secretary of the Army. The costs of such
surveys shall be borne by the Secretary of the Army.
SEC. 2822. LAND TRANSFER, POTOMAC ANNEX, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
(a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Subject to subsection (b),
the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer, without consider-
ation other than the reimbursement provided for in sub-
section (d), to the United States Institute of Peace (in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Institute’’) administrative juris-
diction over a parcel of real property, including any im-
provements thereon, consisting of approximately 3 acres, at
the northwest corner of Twenty-third Street and Constitu-
tion Avenue, Northwest, District of Columbia, the site of
the Potomac Annex.
(b) CONDITION.—The Secretary may not make the
transfer specified in subsection (a) unless the Institute
agrees to provide the Navy a number of parking spaces at
or in the vicinity of the headquarters to be constructed on
the parcel transferred equal to the number of parking spaces
available to the Navy on the parcel as of the date of the
transfer.
(c) REQUIREMENT RELATING
TO TRANSFER.—The
transfer specified in subsection (a) may not occur until the
Institute obtains all permits, approvals, and site plan re-
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views required by law with respect to the construction on
the parcel of a headquarters for operations of the Institute.
(d) COSTS.—The Institute shall reimburse the Sec-
retary for the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying
out the transfer specified in subsection (a).
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property to be transferred under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the Institute.
SEC. 2823. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER,
MONTPELIER, VERMONT.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection
(b), the Secretary of the Army may convey, without consid-
eration, to the City of Montpelier, Vermont (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to a parcel of real property, in-
cluding improvements thereon, consisting of approximately
4.3 acres and located on Route 2 in Montpelier, Vermont,
the site of the Army Reserve Center, Montpelier, Vermont.
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR FEDERAL SCREENING
OF
PROPERTY.—The Secretary may not carry out the convey-
ance of property authorized by subsection (a) unless the Sec-
retary determines that no department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government will accept the transfer of the property.
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(c) CONDITION.—The conveyance authorized under
subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the City
agree to lease to the Civil Air Patrol, at no rental charge
to the Civil Air Patrol, the portion of the real property and
improvements located on the parcel to be conveyed that the
Civil Air Patrol leases from the Secretary as of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the City.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under this section as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
SEC. 2824. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER NAVAL RESERVE
FACILITY, LEWES, DELAWARE.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection
(b), the Secretary of the Navy may convey, without consid-
eration, to the State of Delaware (in this section referred
to as the ‘‘State’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 16.8
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acres at the site of the former Naval Reserve Facility,
Lewes, Delaware.
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR FEDERAL SCREENING
OF
PROPERTY.—The Secretary may not carry out the convey-
ance of property authorized by subsection (a) unless the Sec-
retary determines that no department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government will accept the transfer of the property.
(c) CONDITION
OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that
the State use the real property conveyed under that sub-
section in perpetuity solely for public park or recreational
purposes.
(d) REVERSION.—If the Secretary of the Interior deter-
mines at any time that the real property conveyed pursuant
to this section is not being used for a purpose specified in
subsection (b), all right, title, and interest in and to such
real property, including any improvements thereon, shall
revert to the United States and the United States shall have
the right of immediate entry thereon.
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
pursuant to this section shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. The cost of such
survey shall be borne by the State.
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(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy may require such additional terms and
conditions in connection with the conveyance under this
section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2825. LAND CONVEYANCE, RADAR BOMB SCORING
SITE, BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection
(b), the Secretary of the Air Force may convey, without con-
sideration, to the Belle Fourche School District, Belle Four-
che, South Dakota (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Dis-
trict’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to a parcel of real property, together with any improve-
ments thereon, consisting of approximately 37 acres located
in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, which has served as the
location of a support complex and housing facilities for De-
tachment 21 of the 554th Range Squadron, an Air Force
radar bomb scoring site. The conveyance may not include
any portion of the radar bomb scoring site located in the
State of Wyoming.
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR FEDERAL SCREENING
OF
PROPERTY.—The Secretary may not carry out the convey-
ance of property authorized by subsection (a) unless the Sec-
retary determines that no department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government will accept the transfer of the property.
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(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance au-
thorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condi-
tion that the District—
(1) use the property and facilities conveyed
under that subsection for education, economic develop-
ment, or housing purposes; or
(2) enter into an agreement with an appropriate
public or private entity to sell or lease the property
and facilities to such entity for such purposes.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property conveyed under this
section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Dis-
trict.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under this section as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
SEC. 2826. CONVEYANCE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH COMPLEX,
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO.
(a) 
CONVEYANCE
AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding
any provision of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), or any regula-
tions prescribed thereunder, the Secretary of the Air Force
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may convey all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the primate research complex at Holloman Air
Force Base, New Mexico. The conveyance shall include the
colony of chimpanzees owned by the Air Force that are
housed at or managed from the primate research complex.
The conveyance may not include the real property on which
the primate research complex is located.
(b) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall use competitive procedures in selecting the per-
son or entity to which to make the conveyance authorized
by subsection (a).
(c) STANDARDS TO BE USED IN SOLICITATION OF
BIDS.—The Secretary shall develop standards for the care
and use of the primate research complex, and of chim-
panzees, to be used in soliciting bids for the conveyance au-
thorized by subsection (a). The Secretary shall develop such
standards in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Director of the National Institutes of Health.
(d) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the
followings conditions:
(1) That the recipient of the primate research
complex—
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(A) utilize any chimpanzees included in the
conveyance only for scientific research or medical
research purposes; or
(B) retire and provide adequate care for
such chimpanzees.
(2) That the recipient of the primate research
complex assume from the Secretary any leases at the
primate research complex that are in effect at the
time of the conveyance.
(e) DESCRIPTION OF COMPLEX.—The exact legal de-
scription of the primate research complex to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey or
other means satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any
survey or other services performed at the direction of the
Secretary under the authority in the preceding sentence
shall be borne by the recipient of the primate research com-
plex.
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests
of the United States.
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SEC. 2827. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR INSTALLATION
AND OPERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER DIS-
TRIBUTION SYSTEM AT YOUNGSTOWN AIR RE-
SERVE STATION, OHIO.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force may
carry out a demonstration project to assess the feasibility
and advisability of permitting private entities to install,
operate, and maintain electric power distribution systems
at military installations. The Secretary shall carry out the
demonstration project through an agreement under sub-
section (b).
(b) AGREEMENT.—(1) In order to carry out the dem-
onstration project, the Secretary shall enter into an agree-
ment with an electric utility or other company in the
Youngstown, Ohio, area under which the utility or com-
pany, as the case may be, installs, operates, and maintains
(in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary and the utility
or company) an electric power distribution system at
Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.
(2) The Secretary may not enter into an agreement
under this subsection until—
(A) the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees a report on the agreement to be en-
tered into, including the costs to be incurred by the
United States under the agreement; and
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(B) a period of 21 days has elapsed from the
date of the receipt of the report by the committees.
(c) LICENSES AND EASEMENTS.—In order to facilitate
the installation, operation, and maintenance of the electric
power distribution system under the agreement under sub-
section (b), the Secretary may grant the utility or company
with which the Secretary enters into the agreement such li-
censes, easements, and rights-of-way as the Secretary and
the utility or company, as the case may be, jointly deter-
mine necessary for such purposes.
(d) OWNERSHIP OF SYSTEM.—The agreement between
the Secretary and the utility or company under subsection
(b) may provide that the utility or company, as the case
may be, shall own the electric power distribution system
installed under the agreement.
(e) RATES.—The rates charged by the utility or com-
pany for providing and distributing electric power at
Youngstown Air Reserve Station through the electric power
distribution system installed under the agreement under
subsection (b) may not include the costs, including the am-
ortization of any costs, incurred by the utility or company,
as the case may be, in installing the system.
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than February 1, 1997, and
February 1 of each year following a year in which the Sec-
retary carries out the demonstration project under this sec-
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tion, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the project. The report shall include
the Secretary’s current assessment of the project and the rec-
ommendations, if any, of the Secretary of extending the au-
thority with respect to the project to other facilities and in-
stallations of the Department of Defense.
(g) FUNDING.—In order to pay the costs of the United
States under the agreement under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary may use funds authorized to be appropriated by sec-
tion 2601(3)(B) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–
106; 110 Stat. 540) for the purpose of rebuilding the electric
power distribution system at the Youngstown Air Reserve
Station that were appropriated for that purpose by the
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public
Law 104–32; 109 Stat. 283) and that remain available for
obligation for that purpose as of the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in the agreement under subsection (b) as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United
States.
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SEC. 2828. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AND LAND CON-
VEYANCE, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA.
(a) TRANSFER OF LAND FOR NATIONAL CEMETERY.—
(1) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs a parcel of real property (including
any improvements thereon) consisting of approxi-
mately 400 acres and comprising a portion of Fort
Sill, Oklahoma.
(2) USE OF LAND.—The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall use the real property transferred under
paragraph (1) as a national cemetery under chapter
24 of title 38, United States Code.
(3) RETURN OF UNUSED LAND.—If the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs determines that any portion of the
real property transferred under paragraph (1) is not
needed for use as a national cemetery, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall return such portion to the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Army.
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and legal
description of the real property to be transferred or con-
veyed under this section shall be determined by surveys that
are satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. The cost of
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such surveys shall be borne by the recipient of the real prop-
erty.
SEC. 2829. RENOVATION OF THE PENTAGON RESERVATION.
The Secretary of Defense shall take such action as is
necessary to reduce the total cost of the renovation of the
Pentagon Reservation to not more than $1,118,000,000.
SEC. 2830. LAND CONVEYANCE, WILLIAM LANGER JEWEL
BEARING PLANT, ROLLA, NORTH DAKOTA.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Administrator of
General Services may convey, without consideration, to the
Job Development Authority of the City of Rolla, North Da-
kota (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’), all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a
parcel of real property, with improvements thereon and all
associated personal property, consisting of approximately
9.77 acres and comprising the William Langer Jewel Bear-
ing Plant in Rolla, North Dakota.
(b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance au-
thorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condi-
tion that the Authority—
(1) use the real and personal property and im-
provements conveyed under that subsection for eco-
nomic development relating to the jewel bearing
plant;
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(2) enter into an agreement with an appropriate
public or private entity or person to lease such prop-
erty and improvements to that entity or person for
such economic development; or
(3) enter into an agreement with an appropriate
public or private entity or person to sell such prop-
erty and improvements to that entity or person for
such economic development.
(c) PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC DISPOSAL OF JEWEL
BEARINGS.—(1) In offering to enter into agreements pursu-
ant to any provision of law for the disposal of jewel bear-
ings from the National Defense Stockpile, the President
shall give a right of first refusal on all such offers to the
Authority or to the appropriate public or private entity or
person with which the Authority enters into an agreement
under subsection (b).
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘National
Defense Stockpile’’ means the stockpile provided for in sec-
tion 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
Act (50 U.S.C. 98(c)).
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE AND
CONVEYANCE OF PLANT.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds available in fiscal year 1995 for the
maintenance of the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant
in Public Law 103–335 shall be available for the mainte-
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nance of that plant in fiscal year 1996, pending convey-
ance, and for the conveyance of that plant under this sec-
tion.
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property conveyed under this
section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Administrator. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the
Administrator.
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under this section
as the Administrator determines appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2831. REAFFIRMATION OF LAND CONVEYANCES, FORT
SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall complete the
land conveyances involving Fort Sheridan, Illinois, re-
quired or authorized under section 125 of the Military Con-
struction Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–32;
109 Stat. 290).
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SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, CRAFTS BROTHERS RE-
SERVE 
TRAINING 
CENTER, 
MANCHESTER,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the
Army may convey, without consideration, to Saint Anselm
College, Manchester, New Hampshire, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop-
erty, including improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately 3.5 acres and located on Rockland Avenue in
Manchester, New Hampshire, the site of the Crafts Brothers
Reserve Training Center.
(b) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CONVEYANCE.—The
Secretary may not make the conveyance authorized by sub-
section (a) until the Army Reserve units currently housed
at the Crafts Brothers Reserve Training Center are relo-
cated to the Joint Service Reserve Center to be constructed
at the Manchester Airport, New Hampshire.
(c) REQUIREMENT
FOR FEDERAL SCREENING
OF
PROPERTY.—The Secretary may not carry out the convey-
ance of property authorized by subsection (a) unless the Sec-
retary determines that no department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government will accept the transfer of the property.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary.
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(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under this section as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
SEC. 2833. LAND TRANSFER, VERNON RANGER DISTRICT,
KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST, LOUISIANA.
(a) 
TRANSFER
PURSUANT
TO
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGREEMENT.—(1) Not later than six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and
the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an agreement
providing for the transfer to the Secretary of the Army of
administrative jurisdiction over such portion of land cur-
rently owned by the United States within the Vernon Rang-
er District of the Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, as
the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture
jointly determine appropriate for military training activi-
ties in connection with Fort Polk, Louisiana. The agree-
ment shall allocate responsibility for land management and
conservation activities with respect to the property trans-
ferred between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(2) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of
Agriculture may jointly extend the deadline for entering
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into an agreement under paragraph (1). The deadline may
be extended by not more than six months.
(b) ALTERNATIVE TRANSFER REQUIREMENT.—If the
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture fail
to enter into the agreement referred to paragraph (1) of sub-
section (a) within the time provided for in that subsection,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall, at the end of such time,
transfer to the Secretary of the Army administrative juris-
diction over property consisting of approximately 84,825
acres of land currently owned by the United States and lo-
cated in the Vernon Ranger District of the Kisatchie Na-
tional Forest, Louisiana, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Fort Polk Military Installation map’’, dated June
1995.
(c) LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROP-
ERTY.—The Secretary of the Army may acquire privately-
owned land within the property transferred under this sec-
tion only with the consent of the owner of the land.
(d) USE OF PROPERTY.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary of the Army shall use the property transferred
under this section for military maneuvers, training and
weapons firing, and other military activities in connection
with Fort Polk, Louisiana.
(2) The Secretary may not permit the firing of live
ammunition on or over any portion of the property unless
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the firing of such ammunition on or over such portion is
permitted as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—(1) As soon as
practicable after the date of the transfer of property under
this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall—
(A) publish in the Federal Register a notice con-
taining the legal description of the property trans-
ferred; and
(B) file a map and the legal description of the
property with the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry, and the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on Resources, the
Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Na-
tional Security of the House of Representatives.
(2) The maps and legal descriptions prepared under
paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this subsection, except that the Secretary of Agri-
culture may correct clerical and typographical errors in the
maps and legal descriptions.
(3) As soon as practicable after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, copies of the maps and legal descriptions
prepared under paragraph (1) shall be available for public
inspection in the following offices:
(A) The Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.
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(B) Such offices of the United States Forest
Service as the Secretary of Agriculture shall des-
ignate.
(C) The Office of the Commander of Fort Polk,
Louisiana.
(D) The appropriate office in the Vernon Parish
Court House, Louisiana.
(f) MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY.—(1) If the transfer
of property under this section occurs under subsection (a),
the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall manage the property in accordance with the agree-
ment entered into under that subsection.
(2)(A) If the transfer of property under this section
occurs under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army and
the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the property in
accordance with the management plan under subparagraph
(B) and the memorandum of understanding under subpara-
graph (C).
(B)(i) For purposes of managing the property under
this paragraph, the Secretary of the Army shall, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, develop a plan
for the management of the property not later than two years
after the transfer of the property. The Secretary of the Army
shall provide for a period of public comment in developing
the plan in order to ensure that the concerns of local citizens
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are taken into account in the development of the plan. The
Secretary of the Army may utilize the property pending
the completion of the plan.
(ii) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and im-
plement the plan in compliance with applicable Federal
law, including the provisions of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(iii) The plan shall provide for the management of the
natural, cultural, and other resources of the property, in-
cluding grazing, the management of wildlife and wildlife
habitat, recreational uses (including hunting and fishing),
and non-public uses of non-Federal lands within the prop-
erty.
(C)(i) For purposes of managing the property under
this paragraph, the Secretary of the Army and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of un-
derstanding in order to provide for—
(I) the implementation of the management plan
developed under subparagraph (B); and
(II) the management by the Secretary of Agri-
culture of such areas of the property as the Secretary
of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture des-
ignate for use for non-military purposes.
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(ii) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of
Agriculture may amend the memorandum of understanding
by mutual agreement.
(g) REVERSION.—If at any time after the transfer of
property under this section the Secretary of the Army deter-
mines that the property, or any portion thereof, is no longer
to be retained by the Army for possible use for military
purposes, jurisdiction over the property, or such portion
thereof, shall revert to the Secretary of Agriculture who shall
manage the property, or portion thereof, as part of the
Kisatchie National Forest.
(h) IDENTIFICATION OF LAND FOR TRANSFER TO FOR-
EST SERVICE.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to iden-
tify land equal in acreage to the land transferred under
this section and under the jurisdiction of the Department
of Defense that is suitable for transfer to the Secretary of
Agriculture for use by the Forest Service.
SEC. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE PLANT NO. 85,
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—(1) Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force
may instruct the Administrator of General Services to con-
vey, without consideration, to the Columbus Municipal Air-
port Authority (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Author-
ity’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States in
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and to a parcel of real property, together with improve-
ments thereon, at Air Force Plant No. 85, Columbus, Ohio,
consisting of approximately 240 acres that contains the
land and buildings referred to as the ‘‘airport parcel’’ in
the correspondence from the General Services Administra-
tion to the Authority dated April 30, 1996, and is located
adjacent to the Port Columbus International Airport.
(2) If the Secretary does not have administrative juris-
diction over the parcel on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the conveyance shall be made by the Federal official
who has administrative jurisdiction over the parcel as of
that date.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL SCREENING.—The
Federal official may not carry out the conveyance of prop-
erty authorized in subsection (a) unless the Federal official
determines, in consultation with the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services, that no department or agency of the Federal
Government will accept the transfer of the property.
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition
that the Authority use the conveyed property for public air-
port purposes.
(d) REVERSION.—If the Federal official making the
conveyance under subsection (a) determines that any por-
tion of the conveyed property is not being utilized in accord-
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ance with subsection (c), all right, title, and interest in and
to such portion shall revert to the United States and the
United States shall have immediate right of entry thereon.
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Federal official making the conveyance. The
cost of the survey shall be borne by the Authority.
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Fed-
eral official making the conveyance of property under sub-
section (a) may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance as such official con-
siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United
States.
SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, PINE BLUFF ARSENAL, AR-
KANSAS.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the
Army may convey, without consideration, to the Economic
Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas (in
this section referred to as the ‘‘Alliance’’), all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real
property, together with any improvements thereon, consist-
ing of approximately 1,500 acres and comprising a portion
of the Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas.
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(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONVEYANCE.—The
Secretary may not carry out the conveyance of property
authorized under subsection (a) until—
(1) the completion by the Secretary of any envi-
ronmental restoration and remediation that is re-
quired with the respect to the property under applica-
ble law;
(2) the Secretary secures all permits required
under law applicable regarding the conduct of the
proposed chemical demilitarization mission at the ar-
senal; and
(3) the Secretary of Defense submits to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on National Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a certification that the conveyance will
not adversely affect the ability of the Department of
Defense to conduct that chemical demilitarization
mission.
(c) CONDITIONS
OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the fol-
lowing conditions:
(1) That the Alliance agree not to carry out any
activities on the property to be conveyed that interfere
with the construction, operation, and decommission-
ing of the chemical demilitarization facility to be con-
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structed at Pine Bluff Arsenal. If the Alliance fails to
comply with its agreement in paragraph (1) the prop-
erty conveyed under this section, all rights, title, and
interest in and to the property shall revert to the
United States and the United States shall have imme-
diate rights of entry thereon.
(2) That the property be used during the 25-year
period beginning on the date of the conveyance only
as the site of the facility known as the ‘‘Bioplex’’, and
for activities related thereto.
(d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The Alliance shall be re-
sponsible for any costs of the Army associated with the con-
veyance of property under this section, including adminis-
trative costs, the costs of an environmental baseline survey
with respect to the property, and the cost of any protection
services required by the Secretary in order to secure oper-
ations of the chemical demilitarization facility from activi-
ties on the property after the conveyance.
(e) REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.—If the Secretary de-
termines at any time during the 25-year period referred
to in subsection (c)(2) that the property conveyed under this
section is not being used in accordance with that subsection,
all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall
revert to the United States and the United States shall have
immediate right of entry thereon.
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(f) SALE OF PROPERTY BY ALLIANCE.—If at any time
during the 25-year period referred to in subsection (c)(2)
the Alliance sells all or a portion of the property conveyed
under this section, the Alliance shall pay the United States
an amount equal to the lesser of—
(1) the amount of the sale of the property sold;
or
(2) the fair market value of the property sold at
the time of the sale, excluding the value of any im-
provements to the property sold that have been made
by the Alliance.
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property conveyed under this
section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Alli-
ance.
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with conveyance under this section as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the
United States.
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SEC. 2836. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF WHITE
SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND WHITE
SANDS MISSILE RANGE.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to effect
an exchange between the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of the Army of administrative jurisdiction over
the lands described in subsection (c) in order to facilitate
administration of the White Sands National Monument
and the White Sands Missile Range.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) MISSILE RANGE.—The term ‘‘missile range’’
means the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico,
administered by the Secretary of the Army.
(2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘monument’’ means
the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico,
established by Proclamation No. 2025 (16 U.S.C. 431
note) and administered by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior.
(c) EXCHANGE
OF JURISDICTION.—The lands ex-
changed under this Act are the lands generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘White Sands National Monument,
Boundary Proposal’’, numbered 142/80,061 and dated Jan-
uary 1994, comprising—
(1) approximately 2,524 acres of land within the
monument that is under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
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retary of the Army, which are transferred to the Sec-
retary of the Interior;
(2) approximately 5,758 acres of land within the
missile range abutting the monument, which are
transferred to the Secretary of the Interior; and
(3) approximately 4,277 acres of land within the
monument abutting the missile range, which are
transferred to the Secretary of the Army.
(d) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of the
monument is modified to include the land transferred to
the Secretary of the Interior and exclude the land trans-
ferred to the Secretary of the Army by subsection (c). The
boundary of the missile range is modified accordingly.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) MONUMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall administer the lands transferred to the Secretary
of the Interior by subsection (c) in accordance with
laws (including regulations) applicable to the monu-
ment.
(2) MISSILE RANGE.—The Secretary of the Army
shall administer the lands transferred to the Secretary
of the Army by subsection (c) as part of the missile
range.
(3) AIRSPACE.—The Secretary of the Army shall
maintain control of the airspace above the lands
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transferred to the Secretary of the Army by subsection
(c) as part of the missile range.
(f) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of the Army shall prepare,
and the Secretary of the Interior shall keep on file for public
inspection in the headquarters of the monument, a map
showing the boundary of the monument as modified by this
Act.
(g) WAIVER OF LIMITATION UNDER PRIOR LAW.—
Notwithstanding section 303(b)(1) of the National Parks
and Recreation Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 3476), land or an
interest in land that was deleted from the monument by
section 301(19) of the Act (92 Stat. 3475) may be exchanged
for land owned by the State of New Mexico within the
boundaries of any unit of the National Park System in the
State of New Mexico, may be transferred to the jurisdiction
of any other Federal agency without monetary consider-
ation, or may be administered as public land, as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
SEC. 2837. BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT.
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) under the provisions of a special use
permit, sewage lagoons for Bandelier National
Monument, established by Proclamation No.
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1322 (16 U.S.C. 431 note) (referred to in this
section as the ‘‘monument’’) are located on land
administered by the Secretary of Energy that is
adjacent to the monument; and
(B) modification of the boundary of the
monument to include the land on which the sew-
age lagoons are situated—
(i) would facilitate administration of
both the monument and the adjacent land
that would remain under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy; and
(ii) can be accomplished at no cost.
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to
modify the boundary between the monument and ad-
jacent Department of Energy land to facilitate man-
agement of the monument and Department of Energy
land.
(b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—
(1) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.—There is transferred from the Secretary of En-
ergy to the Secretary of the Interior administrative
jurisdiction over the land comprising approximately
4.47 acres depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary
Map, Bandelier National Monument’’, No. 315/
80,051, dated March 1995.
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(2) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of
the monument is modified to include the land trans-
ferred by paragraph (1).
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the Lands Office at the
Southwest System Support Office of the National
Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and in the Su-
perintendent’s Office of Bandelier National Monu-
ment.
DIVISION 
C—DEPARTMENT 
OF
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—National Security
Programs Authorizations
SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
(a) STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP.—Funds are hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy
for fiscal year 1997 for stockpile stewardship in carrying
out weapons activities necessary for national security pro-
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grams in the amount of $1,636,767,000, to be allocated as
follows:
(1) 
For 
core 
stockpile 
stewardship,
$1,200,907,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,112,570,000.
(B) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$88,337,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 96–D–102, stockpile steward-
ship facilities revitalization, Phase VI, var-
ious locations, $19,250,000.
Project 96–D–103, ATLAS, Los Ala-
mos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New
Mexico, $15,100,000.
Project 96–D–104, processing and en-
vironmental technology laboratory (PETL),
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, $14,100,000.
Project 96–D–105, contained firing fa-
cility addition, Lawrence Livermore Na-
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tional Laboratory, Livermore, California,
$17,100,000.
Project 95–D–102, Chemical and Met-
allurgy Research Building upgrades project,
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $15,000,000.
Project 94–D–102, nuclear weapons re-
search, development, and testing facilities
revitalization, Phase V, various locations,
$7,787,000.
(2) For inertial fusion, $366,460,000, to be allo-
cated as follows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$234,560,000.
(B) For the following plant project (includ-
ing maintenance, restoration, planning, con-
struction, acquisition, and modification of facili-
ties, and land acquisition related thereto):
Project 96–D–111, national ignition
facility, 
location 
to 
be 
determined,
$131,900,000.
(3) For technology transfer and education,
$69,400,000.
(b) STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT.—Funds are hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy
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for fiscal year 1997 for stockpile management in carrying
out weapons activities necessary for national security pro-
grams in the amount of $1,988,831,000, to be allocated as
follows:
(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,894,470,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modi-
fication of facilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisition relat-
ed thereto), $94,361,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 97–D–121, consolidated pit packag-
ing system, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas,
$870,000.
Project 97–D–122, nuclear materials stor-
age facility renovation, Los Alamos National
Laboratory, 
Los 
Alamos, 
New 
Mexico,
$4,000,000.
Project 97–D–123, structural upgrades,
Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri,
$1,400,000.
Project 97–D–124, steam plant waste water
treatment facility upgrade, Y–12 plant, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, $600,000.
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Project 96–D–122, sewage treatment quality
upgrade (STQU), Pantex Plant, Amarillo,
Texas, $100,000.
Project 96–D–123, retrofit heating, ventila-
tion, and air conditioning and chillers for ozone
protection, Y–12 plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
$7,000,000.
Project 96–D–125, Washington measure-
ments operations facility, Andrews Air Force
Base, Camp Springs, Maryland, $3,825,000.
Project 95–D–122, sanitary sewer upgrade,
Y–12 plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $10,900,000.
Project 94–D–124, hydrogen fluoride supply
system, Y–12 plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
$4,900,000.
Project 94–D–125, upgrade life safety, Kan-
sas 
City 
Plant, 
Kansas 
City, 
Missouri,
$5,200,000.
Project 94–D–127, emergency notification
system, 
Pantex 
Plant, 
Amarillo, 
Texas,
$2,200,000.
Project 93–D–122, life safety upgrades, Y–
12 plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $7,200,000.
Project 93–D–123, non-nuclear reconfigura-
tion, complex-21, various locations, $14,487,000.
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Project 88–D–122, facilities capability as-
surance program, various locations, $21,940,000.
Project 88–D–123, security enhancement,
Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $9,739,000.
(c) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 1997 for program direction in carrying out
weapons activities necessary for national security programs
in the amount of $323,404,000.
SEC. 3102. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT.
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.—Subject to sub-
section (j), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for envi-
ronmental restoration in carrying out environmental res-
toration and waste management activities necessary for na-
tional security programs in the amount of $1,777,194,000.
(b) WASTE MANAGEMENT.—Subject to subsection (j),
funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for waste manage-
ment in carrying out environmental restoration and waste
management activities necessary for national security pro-
grams in the amount of $1,601,653,000, to be allocated as
follows:
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(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,513,326,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modi-
fication of facilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisition relat-
ed thereto), $88,327,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 97–D–402, tank restoration and safe
operations, Richland, Washington, $7,584,000.
Project 96–D–408, waste management up-
grades, various locations, $11,246,000.
Project 95–D–402, install permanent elec-
trical service, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carls-
bad, New Mexico, $752,000.
Project 95–D–405, industrial landfill V and
construction/demolition landfill VII, Phase III,
Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $200,000.
Project 94–D–404, Melton Valley storage
tank capacity increase, Oak Ridge National Lab-
oratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $6,345,000.
Project 94–D–407, initial tank retrieval
systems, Richland, Washington, $12,600,000.
Project 93–D–182, replacement of cross-site
transfer 
system, 
Richland, 
Washington,
$8,100,000.
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Project 93–D–187, high-level waste removal
from filled waste tanks, Savannah River Site,
South Carolina, $20,000,000.
Project 89–D–174, replacement high-level
waste evaporator, Savannah River Site, Aiken,
South Carolina, $11,500,000.
Project 86–D–103, decontamination and
waste treatment facility, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, Livermore, California,
$10,000,000.
(c) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—Subject to sub-
section (j), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for tech-
nology development in carrying out environmental restora-
tion and waste management activities necessary for na-
tional security programs in the amount of $328,771,000.
(d) NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND FACILITIES STABILIZA-
TION.—Subject to subsection (j), funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 1997 for nuclear materials and facilities sta-
bilization in carrying out environmental restoration and
waste management activities necessary for national security
programs in the amount of $994,821,000, to be allocated
as follows:
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(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$909,664,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modi-
fication of facilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisition relat-
ed thereto), $85,157,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 97–D–450, actinide packaging and
storage facility, Savannah River Site, Aiken,
South Carolina, $7,900,000.
Project 97–D–451, B–plant safety class ven-
tilation 
upgrades, 
Richland, 
Washington,
$1,500,000.
Project 96–D–406, spent nuclear fuels can-
ister storage and stabilization facility, Richland,
Washington, $60,672,000.
Project 96–D–464, electrical and utility sys-
tems upgrade, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant,
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho,
$10,440,000.
Project 95–D–456, security facilities up-
grade, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho
National 
Engineering 
Laboratory, 
Idaho,
$4,645,000.
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(e) POLICY AND MANAGEMENT.—Subject to subsection
(j), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 policy and man-
agement activities (including development and direction of
policy, training and education, and management) in carry-
ing out environmental restoration and waste management
activities necessary for national security programs in the
amount of $26,155,000.
(f) SITE OPERATIONS.—Subject to subsection (j), funds
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department
of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for site operations in carry-
ing out environmental restoration and waste management
activities necessary for national security programs in the
amount of $363,469,000, to be allocated as follows:
(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$331,054,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modi-
fication of facilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisition relat-
ed thereto), $32,415,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 96–D–461, electrical distribution
upgrade, Idaho National Engineering Labora-
tory, Idaho, $6,790,000.
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Project 96–D–470, environmental monitor-
ing laboratory, Savannah River Site, Aiken,
South Carolina, $2,500,000.
Project 96–D–471, chlorofluorocarbon heat-
ing, ventilation, and air conditioning and chiller
retrofit, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South
Carolina, $8,541,000.
Project 96–D–473, health physics site sup-
port facility, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South
Carolina, $2,000,000.
Project 95–E–600, hazardous materials
management and emergency response training
center, Richland, Washington, $7,900,000.
Project 95–D–155, upgrade site road infra-
structure, Savannah River, South Carolina,
$4,137,000.
Project 94–D–401, emergency response facil-
ity, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $547,000.
(g) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RISK POLICY.—
Subject to subsection (j), funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year
1997 for environmental science and risk policy activities
in carrying out environmental restoration and waste man-
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agement activities necessary for national security programs
in the amount of $52,136,000.
(h) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION.—
Subject to subsection (j), funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year
1997 for environmental management privatization activi-
ties in carrying out environmental restoration and waste
management necessary for national security programs in
the amount of $185,000,000.
(i) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—Subject to subsection (j),
funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for program direc-
tion in carrying out environmental restoration and waste
management activities necessary for national security pro-
grams in the amount of $436,511,000.
(j) ADJUSTMENTS.—The total amount authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated in subsections (a)
through (i) reduced by the sum of—
(1) $150,400,000, for use of prior year balances;
and
(2) $8,000,000, for Savannah River Pension Re-
fund.
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SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for other defense
activities in carrying out programs necessary for national
security in the amount of $1,560,700,000, to be allocated
as follows:
(1) For verification and control technology,
$456,348,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For nonproliferation and verification
research and development, $204,919,000.
(B) For arms control, $216,244,000.
(C) For intelligence, $35,185,000.
(2) 
For 
nuclear 
safeguards 
and 
security,
$47,208,000.
(3) For security investigations, $22,000,000.
(4) For environment, safety, and health, defense,
$53,094,000.
(5) For program direction, environment, safety,
and health, defense, $10,706,000.
(6) For worker and community transition assist-
ance, $62,659,000.
(7) For program direction, worker and commu-
nity transition assistance, $4,341,000.
(8) For fissile materials $93,796,000, to be allo-
cated as follows:
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(A) 
For 
control 
and 
disposition,
$73,163,000.
(B) For the following plant project (includ-
ing maintenance, restoration, planning, con-
struction, acquisition, and modification of facili-
ties, and land acquisition related thereto):
Project 97–D–140, consolidated special
nuclear materials storage plant, location to
be determined, $17,000,000.
(C) For program direction, $3,633,000.
(9) For emergency management, $16,794,000.
(10) For program direction, nonproliferation
and national security, $90,622,000.
(11) 
For 
naval 
reactors 
development,
$681,932,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For operation and infrastructure,
$649,330,000.
(B) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$13,700,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 97–D–201, advanced test reac-
tor secondary coolant system upgrades
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Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $400,000.
Project 95–D–200, laboratory systems
and hot cell upgrades, various locations,
$4,800,000.
Project 95–D–201, advanced test reac-
tor radioactive waste system upgrades,
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $500,000.
Project 90–N–102, expended core facil-
ity dry cell project, Naval Reactors Facility,
Idaho, $8,000,000.
(C) For program direction, $18,902,000.
(12) 
For 
international 
nuclear 
safety,
$15,200,000.
(13) For nuclear security, $6,000,000.
SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for payment to
the Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in
the amount of $200,000,000.
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Subtitle B—Recurring General
Provisions
SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Until the Secretary of Energy sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees the report re-
ferred to in subsection (b) and a period of 30 days has
elapsed after the date on which such committees receive the
report, the Secretary may not use amounts appropriated
pursuant to this title for any program—
(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year—
(A) 110 percent of the amount authorized
for that program by this title; or
(B) $1,000,000 more than the amount au-
thorized for that program by this title; or
(2) which has not been presented to, or requested
of, Congress.
(b) REPORT.—(1) The report referred to in subsection
(a) is a report containing a full and complete statement
of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and cir-
cumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action.
(2) In the computation of the 30-day period under sub-
section (a), there shall be excluded any day on which either
House of Congress is not in session because of an adjourn-
ment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
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(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) In no event may the total
amount of funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the
total amount authorized to be appropriated by this title.
(2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not
be used for an item for which Congress has specifically de-
nied funds.
SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may carry
out any construction project under the general plant
projects authorized by this title if the total estimated cost
of the construction project does not exceed $5,000,000.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If, at any time during
the construction of any general plant project authorized by
this title, the estimated cost of the project is revised because
of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of the
project exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately
furnish a complete report to the congressional defense com-
mittees explaining the reasons for the cost variation.
(c) STUDY ON PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR GEN-
ERAL PLANT PROJECTS.—Not later than February 1, 1997,
the Secretary of Energy shall report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the need for, and desirability of,
a permanent authorization formula for defense and civilian
general plant projects in the Department of Energy that
includes periodic adjustments for inflation, including any
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legislative recommendations to enact such formula into per-
manent law. The report of the Secretary shall describe ac-
tions that would be taken by the Department to provide for
cost control of general plant projects, taking into account
the size and nature of such projects.
SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Except as provided in para-
graph (2), construction on a construction project may not
be started or additional obligations incurred in connection
with the project above the total estimated cost, whenever the
current estimated cost of the construction project, which is
authorized by section 3101, 3102, or 3103, or which is in
support of national security programs of the Department
of Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds
by more than 25 percent the higher of—
(A) the amount authorized for the project; or
(B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the
project as shown in the most recent budget justifica-
tion data submitted to Congress.
(2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken
if—
(A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the
congressional defense committees a report on the ac-
tions and the circumstances making such action nec-
essary; and
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(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the
date on which the report is received by the commit-
tees.
(3) In the computation of the 30-day period under
paragraph (2), there shall be excluded any day on which
either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
any construction project which has a current estimated cost
of less than $5,000,000.
SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) TRANSFER TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The
Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to this
title to other Federal agencies for the performance of work
for which the funds were authorized. Funds so transferred
may be merged with and be available for the same purposes
and for the same period as the authorizations of the Federal
agency to which the amounts are transferred.
(b) TRANSFER WITHIN DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY;
LIMITATIONS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy pursuant to this title between
any such authorizations. Amounts of authorizations so
transferred may be merged with and be available for the
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same purposes and for the same period as the authorization
to which the amounts are transferred.
(2) Not more than five percent of any such authoriza-
tion may be transferred between authorizations under para-
graph (1). No such authorization may be increased or de-
creased by more than five percent by a transfer under such
paragraph.
(3) The authority provided by this section to transfer
authorizations—
(A) may only be used to provide funds for items
relating to weapons activities necessary for national
security programs that have a higher priority than
the items from which the funds are transferred; and
(B) may not be used to provide authority for an
item that has been denied funds by Congress.
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Energy
shall promptly notify the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the
House of Representatives of any transfer of funds to or from
authorizations under this title.
SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUC-
TION DESIGN.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.—(1)
Subject to paragraph (2) and except as provided in para-
graph (3), before submitting to Congress a request for funds
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for a construction project that is in support of a national
security program of the Department of Energy, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall complete a conceptual design for that
project. The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
each conceptual design completed under this paragraph.
(2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual
design for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a request for funds for
the conceptual design before submitting a request for funds
for the construction project.
(3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply
to a request for funds—
(A) for a construction project the total estimated
cost of which is less than $5,000,000; or
(B) for emergency planning, design, and con-
struction activities under section 3126.
(b) AUTHORITY
FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.—(1)
Within the amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary
of Energy may carry out construction design (including ar-
chitectural and engineering services) in connection with
any proposed construction project if the total estimated cost
for such design does not exceed $600,000.
(2) If the total estimated cost for construction design
in connection with any construction project exceeds
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$600,000, funds for such design must be specifically author-
ized by law.
SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DE-
SIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy may use
any funds available to the Department of Energy pursuant
to an authorization in this title, including those funds au-
thorized to be appropriated for advance planning and con-
struction design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to
perform planning, design, and construction activities for
any Department of Energy national security program con-
struction project that, as determined by the Secretary, must
proceed expeditiously in order to protect public health and
safety, to meet the needs of national defense, or to protect
property.
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not exercise the
authority under subsection (a) in the case of any construc-
tion project until the Secretary has submitted to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the activities that
the Secretary intends to carry out under this section and
the circumstances making such activities necessary.
(c) SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.—The requirement of section
3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design,
and construction activities conducted under this section.
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SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECU-
RITY PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY.
Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and
section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title
for management and support activities and for general
plant projects are available for use, when necessary, in con-
nection with all national security programs of the Depart-
ment of Energy.
SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
When so specified in an appropriations Act, amounts
appropriated for operation and maintenance or for plant
projects may remain available until expended.
Subtitle 
C—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions
SEC. 3131. TRITIUM PRODUCTION.
(a) ACCELERATION
OF TRITIUM PRODUCTION.—(1)
The Secretary of Energy shall, during fiscal year 1997,
make a final decision on the technologies to be utilized, and
the accelerated schedule to be adopted, for tritium produc-
tion in order to meet the requirements of the Nuclear Weap-
ons Stockpile Memorandum relating to tritium production,
including the new tritium production date of 2005 specified
in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
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(2) In making the final decision, the Secretary shall
take into account the following:
(A) The requirements for tritium production
specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memoran-
dum, including, in particular, the requirements for
the ‘‘upload hedge’’ component of the nuclear weapons
stockpile.
(B) The ongoing activities of the Department re-
lating to the evaluation and demonstration of tech-
nologies under the accelerator reactor program and
the commercial light water reactor program.
(b) REPORT.—(1) Not later than April 15, 1997, the
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that sets
forth the final decision of the Secretary under subsection
(a)(1). The report shall set forth in detail—
(A) the technologies decided on under that sub-
section; and
(B) the accelerated schedule for the production of
tritium decided on under that subsection.
(2) If the Secretary determines that it is not possible
to make the final decision by the date specified in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress on that
date a report that explains in detail why the final decision
cannot be made by that date.
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(c) NEW TRITIUM PRODUCTION FACILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall commence planning and design activities and
infrastructure development for a new tritium production fa-
cility.
(d) IN-REACTOR TESTS.—The Secretary may perform
in-reactor tests of tritium target rods as part of the activi-
ties carried out under the commercial light water reactor
program.
(e) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section
3101(b)(1)—
(1) not more than $45,000,000 shall be available
for research, development, and technology demonstra-
tion activities and other activities relating to the pro-
duction of tritium in accelerators;
(2) not more than $15,000,000 shall be available
for the commercial light water reactor project, includ-
ing activities relating to target development, extrac-
tion capability, and reactor acquisition or initial
tritium operations; and
(3) not more than $100,000,000 shall be avail-
able for other tritium production research activities.
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SEC. 3132. MODERNIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF TRIT-
IUM RECYCLING FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall
carry out activities to modernize and consolidate the facili-
ties for recycling tritium for weapons at the Savannah
River Site, South Carolina, so as to ensure that such facili-
ties have a capacity to recycle tritium from weapons that
is adequate to meet the tritium requirements for weapons
specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
(b) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section
3101, not more than $6,000,000 shall be available for ac-
tivities under subsection (a).
SEC. 3133. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR MANU-
FACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REFAB-
RICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NUCLEAR
WEAPONS STOCKPILE.
(a) GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection
(a) of section 3137 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat.
620; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of
Energy’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5)
as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(2) The purpose of the program carried out under
paragraph (1) shall also be to develop manufacturing capa-
bilities and capacities necessary to meet the requirements
specified in the annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Re-
view.’’.
(b) REQUIRED CAPABILITIES.—Subsection (b)(3) of
such section is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) The capabilities of the Savannah River Site
relating to tritium recycling and fissile materials
components processing and fabrication.’’.
(c) PLAN AND REPORT.—Not later than March 1,
1997, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a
report containing a plan for carrying out the program es-
tablished under section 3137(a) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, as amended by this
section. The report shall set forth the obligations that the
Secretary has incurred, and proposes to incur, during fiscal
year 1997 in carrying out the program.
(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated pursuant to section 3101(b), $5,000,000 shall be
available for carrying out the program established under
section 3137(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1996, as so amended.
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SEC. 3134. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.
(a) LIMITATION.—No funds appropriated or otherwise
made available to the Department of Energy for fiscal year
1997 under section 3101 may be obligated or expended for
activities under the Department of Energy Laboratory Di-
rected Research and Development Program, or under any
Department of Energy technology transfer program or coop-
erative research and development agreement, unless such ac-
tivities support the national security mission of the Depart-
ment of Energy.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Energy
shall annually submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the funds expended during the preceding
fiscal year on activities under the Department of Energy
Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program.
The purpose of the report is to permit an assessment of the
extent to which such activities support the national security
mission of the Department of Energy.
(2) Each report shall be prepared by the officials re-
sponsible for Federal oversight of the funds expended on ac-
tivities under the program.
(3) Each report shall set forth the criteria utilized by
the officials preparing the report in determining whether
or not the activities reviewed by such officials support the
national security mission of the Department.
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SEC. 3135. ACCELERATED SCHEDULE FOR ISOLATING HIGH-
LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE AT THE DEFENSE
WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY, SAVANNAH
RIVER SITE.
The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule
for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass can-
isters at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Sa-
vannah River Site if the Secretary determines that the ac-
celeration of such schedule—
(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the
Federal Government; and
(2) could accelerate the removal and isolation of
high-level nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks
at the site.
SEC. 3136. PROCESSING OF HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE
AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL RODS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for an effective
response to requirements for managing spent nuclear fuel
that is sent to Department of Energy consolidation sites
pursuant to the Department of Energy Programmatic
Spent Nuclear Fuel Management and Idaho National Engi-
neering Laboratory Environmental Restoration and Waste
Management Programs Final Environmental Impact
Statement, dated April 1995, there shall be available to the
Secretary of Energy, from amounts authorized to be appro-
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priated pursuant to section 3102(b), the following amounts
for the purposes stated:
(1) Not more than $65,700,000 for the develop-
ment and implementation of a program for the proc-
essing, reprocessing, separation, reduction, isolation,
and interim storage of high-level nuclear waste associ-
ated with Department of Energy aluminum clad
spent fuel rods and foreign spent fuel rods in the H-
canyon facility and F-canyon facility.
(2) Not more than $80,000,000 for the develop-
ment and implementation of a program for the treat-
ment, preparation, and conditioning of high-level nu-
clear waste associated with Department of Energy
non-aluminum clad spent nuclear fuel rods (includ-
ing naval spent nuclear fuel) for interim storage and
final disposition.
(b) UPDATE OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later
than April 30, 1997, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a plan which updates the five-year plan required by section
3142(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 622). The
updated plan shall include—
(1) the matters required by paragraphs (1)
through (4) of such section, current as of the date of
the updated plan; and
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(2) the assessment of the Secretary of the
progress made in implementing the program covered
by the plans.
SEC. 3137. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
SKILLS CRITICAL TO DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX.
(a) FUNDING.—Subject to subsection (b), of the funds
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 3101(b),
$5,000,000 may be used for conducting the fellowship pro-
gram for the development of skills critical to the ongoing
mission of the Department of Energy nuclear weapons com-
plex required by section 3140 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106;
110 Stat. 621; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note).
(b) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The Secretary of Energy may
not obligate or expend funds under subsection (a) for the
fellowship program referred to in that subsection until—
(1) the Secretary submits to Congress a report
setting forth—
(A) the steps the Department has taken to
implement the fellowship program;
(B) the amount the Secretary proposes to
obligate; and
(C) the purposes for which such amount
will be obligated; and
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(2) a period of 21 days elapses from the date of
the receipt of the report by Congress.
SEC. 3138. PAYMENT OF COSTS OF OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AT NEVADA
TEST SITE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and effec-
tive as of September 30, 1996, the costs associated with op-
erating and maintaining the infrastructure at the Nevada
Test Site, Nevada, with respect to any activities initiated
at the site after that date by the Department of Defense
pursuant to a work for others agreement may be paid for
from funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department
of Energy for activities at the Nevada Test Site.
Subtitle D—Other Matters
SEC. 3151. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL FIVE-YEAR BUDGET
FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall
prepare each year a budget for the national security pro-
grams of the Department of Energy for the five-year period
beginning in the year the budget is prepared. Each budget
shall contain the estimated expenditures and proposed ap-
propriations necessary to support the programs, projects,
and activities of the national security programs during the
five-year period covered by the budget and shall be at a
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level of detail comparable to that contained in the budget
submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105
of title 31, United States Code.
(b) SUBMITTAL.—The Secretary shall submit each
year to the congressional defense committees the budget re-
quired under subsection (a) in that year at the same time
as the President submits to Congress the budget for the com-
ing fiscal year pursuant to such section 1105.
SEC. 3152. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES BUDGETS FOR FISCAL
YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 1997.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The weapons activities budget of
the Department of Energy for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 1997 shall—
(1) set forth with respect to each of the activities
under the budget (including stockpile stewardship,
stockpile management, and program direction) the
funding requested to carry out each project or activity
that is necessary to meet the requirements of the Nu-
clear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum; and
(2) identify specific infrastructure requirements
arising from the Nuclear Posture Review, the Nuclear
Weapons Stockpile Memorandum, and the pro-
grammatic and technical requirements associated
with the review and memorandum.
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(b) REQUIRED DETAIL.—The Secretary of Energy
shall include in the materials that the Secretary submits
to Congress in support of the budget for any fiscal year
after fiscal year 1997 that is submitted by the President
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,
the following:
(1) A long-term program plan, and a near-term
program plan, for the certification and stewardship of
the nuclear weapons stockpile.
(2) An assessment of the effects of the plans re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) on each nuclear weapons
laboratory and each nuclear weapons production
plant.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘Nuclear Posture Review’’ means
the Department of Defense Nuclear Posture Review as
contained in the report of the Secretary of Defense to
the President and the Congress dated February 19,
1995, or in subsequent such reports.
(2) The term ‘‘nuclear weapons laboratory’’
means the following:
(A) Lawrence Livermore National Labora-
tory, California.
(B) Los Alamos National Laboratory, New
Mexico.
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(C) Sandia National Laboratories.
(3) The term ‘‘nuclear weapons production
plant’’ means the following:
(A) The Pantex Plant.
(B) The Savannah River Site.
(C) The Kansas City Plant, Missouri.
(D) The Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
SEC. 3153. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT RELATING TO AC-
COUNTING PROCEDURES FOR DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY FUNDS.
Section 3151 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat.
3089) is repealed.
SEC. 3154. PLANS FOR ACTIVITIES TO PROCESS NUCLEAR
MATERIALS AND CLEAN UP NUCLEAR WASTE
AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE.
(a) NEAR-TERM PLAN FOR PROCESSING SPENT FUEL
RODS.—(1) Not later than March 15, 1997, the Secretary
of Energy shall submit to Congress a plan for a near-term
program to process the spent nuclear fuel rods described in
paragraph (2) in the H-canyon facility and the F-canyon
facility at the Savannah River Site. The plan shall include
cost projections and resource requirements for the program
and identify program milestones for the program.
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(2) The spent nuclear fuel rods to be processed under
the program referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) Spent nuclear fuel rods produced at the Sa-
vannah River Site.
(B) Spent nuclear fuel rods being sent to the site
from other Department of Energy facilities for proc-
essing, interim storage, and other treatment.
(C) Foreign nuclear spent fuel rods being sent to
the site for processing, interim storage, and other
treatment.
(b) MULTI-YEAR PLAN FOR CLEAN-UP AT SITE.—The
Secretary shall develop and implement a multi-year plan
for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the Savannah River
Site that results, or has resulted, from the following:
(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the
site.
(2) The processing of Department of Energy do-
mestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel rods at the site.
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS.—
The Secretary shall continue operations and maintain a
high state of readiness at the H-canyon facility and the F-
canyon facility at the Savannah River Site, and shall pro-
vide technical staff necessary to operate and so maintain
such facilities, pending the development and implementa-
tion of the plan referred to in subsection (b).
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SEC. 3155. UPDATE OF REPORT ON NUCLEAR TEST READI-
NESS POSTURES.
Not later than February 15, 1997, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall submit to Congress a report which updates the
report submitted by the Secretary under section 3152 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
(Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 623). The updated report
shall include the matters specified under such section, cur-
rent as of the date of the updated report.
SEC. 3156. REPORTS ON CRITICAL DIFFICULTIES AT NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS LABORATORIES AND NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION PLANTS.
(a) REPORTS
BY HEADS
OF LABORATORIES
AND
PLANTS.—In the event of a difficulty at a nuclear weapons
laboratory or a nuclear weapons production plant that has
a significant bearing on confidence in the safety or reliabil-
ity of a nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon type, the head
of the laboratory or plant, as the case may be, shall submit
to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs
a report on the difficulty. The head of the laboratory or
plant shall submit the report as soon as practicable after
discovery of the difficulty.
(b) TRANSMITTAL
BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—As
soon as practicable after receipt of a report under subsection
(a), the Assistant Secretary shall transmit the report (to-
gether with the comments of the Assistant Secretary) to the
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congressional defense committees and to the Secretary of
Energy and the Secretary of Defense.
(c) REPORTS BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.—Sec-
tion 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following
new subsection (e):
‘‘(e) In addition to the responsibilities set forth in sub-
section (d), the Council shall also submit to Congress a re-
port on any analysis conducted by the Council with respect
to difficulties at nuclear weapons laboratories or nuclear
weapons production plants that have significant bearing on
confidence in the safety or reliability of nuclear weapons
or nuclear weapon types.’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘nuclear weapons laboratory’’
means the following:
(A) Lawrence Livermore National Labora-
tory, California.
(B) Los Alamos National Laboratory, New
Mexico.
(C) Sandia National Laboratories.
(2) The term ‘‘nuclear weapons production
plant’’ means the following:
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(A) The Pantex Plant.
(B) The Savannah River Site.
(C) The Kansas City Plant, Missouri.
(D) The Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
SEC. 3157. EXTENSION OF APPLICABILITY OF NOTICE-AND-
WAIT REQUIREMENT REGARDING PROPOSED
COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.
Section 3155(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (42 U.S.C. 2153 note) is amended
by striking out ‘‘October 1, 1996’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘December 31, 1997’’.
SEC. 3158. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO REDESIGNA-
TION OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RES-
TORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PRO-
GRAM.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the program of the Department of Energy known as
the Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Manage-
ment Program, and also known as the Environmental Man-
agement Program, be redesignated as the Defense Nuclear
Waste Management Program of the Department of Energy.
(b) REPORT ON REDESIGNATION.—Not later than Jan-
uary 31, 1997, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the costs and
other difficulties, if any, associated with the following:
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(1) The redesignation of the program of known
as the Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste
Management Program, and also known as the Envi-
ronmental Management Program, as the Defense Nu-
clear Waste Management Program of the Department
of Energy.
(2) The redesignation of the Defense Environ-
mental Restoration and Waste Management Account
as the Defense Nuclear Waste Management Account.
SEC. 3159. COMMISSION ON MAINTAINING UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a
commission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Maintain-
ing United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise’’ (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.—(1)(A) The Commis-
sion shall be composed of nine members appointed from
among individuals in the public and private sectors who
have significant experience in matters relating to nuclear
weapons as follows:
(i) Two shall be appointed by the Majority Lead-
er of the Senate (in consultation with the Minority
Leader of the Senate).
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State known as the Hanford Reservation, Washing-
ton.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
Energy.
Subtitle F—Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant 
Land 
Withdrawal 
Act
Amendments.
SEC. 3181. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the
‘‘Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment
Act’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
vided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered
to be made to a section or other provision of the Waste Isola-
tion Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102–
579).
SEC. 3182. DEFINITIONS.
Paragraphs (18) and (19) of section 2 are repealed.
SEC. 3183. TEST PHASE AND RETRIEVAL PLANS.
Section 5 and the item relating to such section in the
table of contents are repealed.
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Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
TITLE XXXIII—NATIONAL
DEFENSE STOCKPILE
SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.
(a) OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED.—During fiscal year
1997, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate
up to $60,000,000 of the funds in the National Defense
Stockpile Transaction Fund established under subsection
(a) of section 9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h) for the authorized uses of such
funds under subsection (b)(2) of such section.
(b) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—The National Defense
Stockpile Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the
amount specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense
Stockpile Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or
emergency conditions necessitate the additional obligations.
The National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the ad-
ditional obligations described in the notification after the
end of the 45-day period beginning on the date Congress
receives the notification.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The authorities provided by this
section shall be subject to such limitations as may be pro-
vided in appropriations Acts.