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‘‘(d) OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL FLIGHT ACAD-
EMY.—After the completion of the facilities of the Na-
tional Flight Academy, the Secretary of the Navy may ac-
cept the donation of such facilities from the Naval Avia-
tion Museum Foundation (or a successor entity of the
Foundation). If the donation occurs, the Secretary of the
Navy may, by regulations prescribed under subsection (f),
permit the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation (or any
successor entity) to operate and maintain such facilities.
‘‘(e) NONINTERFERENCE WITH ARMED FORCES OP-
ERATIONS.—The provision of facilities and services under
subsections (a) and (b) may not interfere with the normal
operations and missions of the armed forces.
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section, including regulations
establishing reasonable rates for a reimbursement under
subsection (a).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of subchapter II of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘2553. Facilities and services: certain educational entities.’’.
SEC. 369. MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTION ON REPAIR OF
CERTAIN 
VESSELS 
THE 
HOMEPORT 
OF
WHICH IS PLANNED FOR REASSIGNMENT.
Section 7310(b) of title 10, United States Code, as
inserted by section 814(b), is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(b) VESSEL CHANGING HOMEPORTS.—(1) In the
case of a naval vessel the homeport of which is not in the
United States (or a territory of the United States), the
Secretary of the Navy may not during the 15-month pe-
riod preceding the planned reassignment of the vessel to
a homeport in the United States (or a territory of the
United States) begin any work for the overhaul, repair,
or maintenance of the vessel that is scheduled to be for
a period of more than six months.
‘‘(2) In the case of a naval vessel the homeport of
which is in the United States (or a territory of the United
States), the Secretary of the Navy shall during the 15-
month period preceding the planned reassignment of the
vessel to a homeport not in the United States (or a terri-
tory of the United States) perform in the United States
(or a territory of the United States) any work for the over-
haul, repair, or maintenance of the vessel that is scheduled
to be for a period of more than six months.’’.
SEC. 370. ESCORTS AND FLAGS FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
WHO DIE WHILE SERVING IN AN ARMED CON-
FLICT WITH THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 75 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1482
the following new section:
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‘‘§ 1482a. Expenses incident to death: civilian employ-
ees serving in a contingency operation
‘‘(a) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The Secretary con-
cerned may pay the following expenses incident to the
death of a civilian employee who dies while serving with
an armed force in a contingency operation:
‘‘(1) Round-trip transportation and prescribed
allowances for one person to escort the remains of
the employee to the place authorized under section
5742(b)(1) of title 5.
‘‘(2) Presentation of a flag of the United States
to the next of kin of the employee.
‘‘(3) Presentation of a flag of equal size to the
flag presented under paragraph (2) to the parents or
parent of the employee, if the person to be presented
a flag under paragraph (2) is other than the parent
of the employee.
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe regulations to implement this section. The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations to im-
plement this section with regard to civilian employees of
the Department of Transportation. Such regulations shall
be uniform to the extent possible.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘parent’ has the meaning given
such term in section 1482(a)(11) of this title.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes
the Secretary of Defense with respect to employees
of the Department of Defense who are not employ-
ees of a military department.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 75 of such title is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 1482 the
following new item:
‘‘1482a. Expenses incident to death: civilian employees serving in a contingency
operation.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to the payment of inci-
dental expenses for civilian employees who die while serv-
ing in a contingency operation that occurs after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 371. MAINTENANCE OF PACIFIC BATTLE MONUMENTS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant of the Marine
Corps may provide necessary minor maintenance and re-
pairs to the Pacific battle monuments until such time as
the Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Com-
mission and the Commandant of the Marine Corps agree
that the repair and maintenance will be performed by the
American Battle Monuments Commission.
(b) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available to the
Marine Corps for operation and maintenance in a fiscal
year, not more than $15,000 shall be available to repair
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and maintain Pacific battle monuments, except that of the
amounts available to the Marine Corps for operation and
maintenance in fiscal year 1994, $150,000 shall be avail-
able to repair and relocate a monument located on Iwo
Jima commemorating the heroic efforts of American mili-
tary personnel during World War II.
SEC. 372. EXCLUSIVE USE OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER FOR
FULL-TIME TRAINING.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the aviation training requirements of the Navy
can be adequately achieved in a safe and cost-effective
manner only if an aircraft carrier is used exclusively and
on a full-time basis to meet such requirements.
(b) USE OF CARRIER.—The Secretary of the Navy
shall use the U.S.S. Forestall (or another aircraft carrier
designated by the Secretary) exclusively and on a full-time
basis to meet the aviation training requirements of the
Navy.
SEC. 373. REPORT ON CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR CHILDREN RESIDING ON MILI-
TARY 
INSTALLATIONS 
IN 
THE 
UNITED
STATES.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 28, 1994, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
committees referred to in paragraph (2) a report on any
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educational arrangement referred to in subsection (b) that
is made by the Secretary of Defense for children residing
on military installations in the United States. The report
shall include the following:
(A) The assessment and recommendations of
the Secretary of Defense regarding the justification
of the continuing need for school facilities under any
such educational arrangement.
(B) A comprehensive review of the Department
of Education Impact Aid program to determine
whether the program is meeting its objectives with
regard to militarily impacted school districts. The
review shall address structural as well as funding
concerns.
(C) A review of all militarily-impacted school
districts which are experiencing financial difficulties
to determine whether those districts are experiencing
financial difficulty in whole or in part as a result of
their responsibility for educating military depend-
ents. The study should focus on students under sec-
tion 3(a) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (20
U.S.C. 238) and include, at a minimum, a review of
all militarily-impacted school districts which are on
a State’s financial watch list. The study should spe-
cifically analyze the effect of the financial difficulty
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on the students served, including social and edu-
cational impacts.
(D) An analysis of, and recommendations re-
garding, how the Impact Aid program may be struc-
turally improved to better meet the educational
needs of military dependents and the schools that
serve them. The analysis should specifically address
whether the Department of Defense should assume
a larger responsibility for the education of military
dependents.
(2) The congressional committees referred to in para-
graph (1) are the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(b) COVERED ARRANGEMENTS.—An educational ar-
rangement referred to in subsection (a) is an arrangement
of the kind that may be made under section 6 of the Act
of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 241).
SEC. 374. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR USE OF PRO-
CEEDS FROM THE SALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—(1)
Section 343(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–
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190; 105 Stat. 1344) is amended by striking out ‘‘termi-
nate at the end of the two-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘terminate on December 5, 1994’’.
(2) Section 343(e) of such Act is amended by striking
out ‘‘60 days after the end of the two-year period de-
scribed in subsection (d)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘February 3, 1995’’.
(b) AUTHORITY FOR AVIATION DEPOTS AND NAVAL
SHIPYARDS TO ENGAGE IN DEFENSE-RELATED PRODUC-
TION AND SERVICES.—Section 1425(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public
Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1684) is amended by striking
out ‘‘September 30, 1993’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘September 30, 1994’’.
(c) AUTHORITY OF BASE COMMANDERS OVER CON-
TRACTING
FOR
COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES.—Section
2468(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ‘‘September 30, 1993’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘September 30, 1994’’.
SEC. 375. SHIPS’ STORES.
(a) 
CONVERSION
TO
OPERATION
AS
NONAPPROPRIATED
FUND
INSTRUMENTALITIES.—Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall convert the oper-
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ation of all ships’ stores from operation as an activity
funded by direct appropriations to operation by the Navy
Exchange Command as an activity funded from sources
other than appropriated funds.
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—To facilitate the conver-
sion required under subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Navy shall transfer to the Navy Exchange Command
from—
(1) the Navy Stock Fund, an amount equal to
the value of existing ships’ stores assets in that
Fund; and
(2) the Ships’ Stores Profits, Navy Fund, resid-
ual cash in that Fund.
(c) CODIFICATION.—Section 7604 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘Under such regulations’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(b) INCIDENTAL SERVICES.—The Secretary of the
Navy may provide financial services, space, utilities, and
labor to ships’ stores on a nonreimbursable basis.
‘‘(c) ITEMS SOLD.—Merchandise sold by ship stores
afloat shall include items in the following categories:
‘‘(1) Health, beauty, and barber items.
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‘‘(2) Prerecorded music and videos.
‘‘(3) Photographic batteries and related sup-
plies.
‘‘(4) Appliances and accessories.
‘‘(5) Uniform items, emblematic and athletic
clothing, and equipment.
‘‘(6) Luggage and leather goods.
‘‘(7) Stationery, magazines, books, and sup-
plies.
‘‘(8) Sundry, games, and souvenirs.
‘‘(9) Beverages and related food and snacks.
‘‘(10) Laundry, tailor, and cleaning supplies.
‘‘(11) Tobacco products.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (b) and (c) of
section 7604 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (c), shall take effect on the date on which the
Secretary of the Navy completes the conversion referred
to in subsection (a).
Subtitle G—Environmental
Provisions
SEC. 381. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON ENVI-
RONMENTAL 
RESTORATION 
AND 
COMPLI-
ANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2706 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 2706. Annual report to Congress
‘‘(a) REPORT.—Each year, at the same time the
President submits to the Congress the budget for a fiscal
year (pursuant to section 1105 of title 31), the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report that de-
scribes the progress made by the Secretary of Defense in
implementing environmental restoration and compliance
activities at military installations.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each such report shall
include the following:
‘‘(1) With respect to environmental restoration
activities for each military installation, the following:
‘‘(A) A statement of the number of individ-
ual facilities at which a hazardous substance
has been identified.
‘‘(B) The status of response actions con-
templated or undertaken at each such facility.
‘‘(C) The specific cost estimates and budg-
etary proposals involving response actions con-
templated or undertaken at each such facility.
‘‘(D) The amount of funds obligated for
each response action, and the progress made on
implementing the response action, during the
previous fiscal year, with explanations for any
cost variance from such previous year’s esti-
mates of more than 15 percent or $10,000,000
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(whichever is greater), or any schedule slippage
of more than 180 days.
‘‘(E) The amount allocated for, and the
progress the Department expects to make in
implementing, each response action during the
current fiscal year.
‘‘(F) The amount requested for each re-
sponse action for the fiscal year for which the
President’s budget is submitted, and the
progress the Secretary expects to make during
that fiscal year in implementing the response
action. If such information is not available at
the time of the submission of the report, the
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent pos-
sible, provide the information in a supplemental
report not later than 30 days after submission
of the report.
‘‘(G) The costs incurred to date for each
response action.
‘‘(H) The estimated cost to complete the
environmental restoration activities, including,
where relevant, the estimated cost in five-year
increments.
‘‘(I) The estimated final date for comple-
tion of the environmental restoration activities,