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(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance under
subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States an amount
equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Secretary)
of the portion of the real property to be conveyed under subsection
(a) that was not donated to the United States by the City. The
portion of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a)
that was donated to the United States by the City will be returned
to the City at no cost.
(c) CONDITION.—The conveyance authorized by subsection (a)
shall be subject to the condition that the City accept the real
property in its condition at the time of conveyance.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be conveyed for monetary consider-
ation, as well as the acreage of the portion to be returned to
the City at no cost as described in subsection (b), shall be deter-
mined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the
survey shall be borne by the City.
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—(1) The Secretary shall use any amounts
paid to the Secretary under subsection (b) for Navy family housing
purposes in the Puget Sound region.
(2) If amounts referred to in paragraph (1) remain unexpended
after the use for Navy family housing purposes referred to in
that paragraph, the Secretary shall deposit such unexpended
amounts in the account established under section 204(h) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 U.S.C.
485(h)).
(f ) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with
the conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 8144. (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey to the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, here-
after referred to as the ‘‘City’’ or to another entity designated
by the City, all right and title, and interest of the United States
in and to a parcel of real property (including improvements thereon)
consisting of approximately 1.8 acres at the Army Reserve Center
located at 1800 North 12th Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, for
redevelopment purposes.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—The conveyance authorized under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the condition that the City—
(1) Will pay fair market value for the property, if the
property is to be conveyed to or used by a business enterprise.
(2) Will obtain the property without consideration if the
property is to be used by a State or local governmental agency.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In connection with the convey-
ance under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept amounts pro-
vided by the City or other persons to cover administrative expenses
incurred by the Secretary in entering into the transaction. Amounts
collected under subsection (b) for administrative expenses shall
be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account from which the
expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with
funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and shall be available
for the same purposes and subject to the same limitations as the
funds with which merged.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection
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(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 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.
SEC. 8145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, using
funds previously appropriated into the Department of Defense Base
Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–
510), the Secretary of the Air Force shall obligate up to $7,646,000
for demolition and related environmental restoration of 31 buildings,
possessing asbestos and lead-based paint, at the former Norton
Air Force Base, California.
SEC. 8146. LIQUIDITY
OF
WORKING-CAPITAL
FUNDS. (a)
INCREASED CASH BALANCES.—The Secretary of Defense shall admin-
ister the working-capital funds of the Department of Defense during
fiscal year 1999 so as to ensure that the total amount of the
cash balances in such funds on September 30, 1999, exceeds the
total amount of the cash balances in such funds on September
30, 1998, by $1,300,000,000.
(b) ACTIONS REGARDING UNBUDGETED LOSSES.—The Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller) shall take such actions regarding
unbudgeted losses for the working-capital funds as may be nec-
essary in order to ensure that such unbudgeted losses do not pre-
clude the Secretary of Defense from achieving the increase in cash
balances in working-capital funds required under subsection (a).
(c) WAIVER.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the
requirements of this section upon certifying to Congress, in writing,
that the waiver is necessary to meet requirements associated with—
(A) a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13)
of title 10, United States Code); or
(B) an operation of the Armed Forces that commenced
before October 1, 1998, and continues during fiscal year 1999.
(2) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) may not be dele-
gated to any official other than the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(3) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) does not apply
to the limitation in subsection (d) or the limitation in section
2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection
(e)).
(d) PERMANENT LIMITATION ON ADVANCE BILLINGS.—(1) Section
2208(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) The total amount of the advance billings rendered or
imposed for all working-capital funds of the Department of Defense
in a fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000,000.’’.
(2) Section 2208(l)(3) of such title, as added by paragraph
(1), applies to fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.
(e) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—(1) The Under Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Commit-
tee on National Security of the House of Representatives—
(A) not later than May 1, 1999, a report on the administra-
tion of this section for the six-month period ending on March
31, 1999; and
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(B) not later than November 1, 1999, a report on the
administration of this section for the six-month period ending
on September 30, 1999.
(2) Each report shall include, for the period covered by the
report, the following:
(A) The profit and loss status of each working-capital fund
activity.
(B) The actions taken by the Secretary of each military
department to use assessments of surcharges to correct for
unbudgeted losses.
SEC. 8147. The Secretary of Defense shall establish, through
a revised Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System
(DIMHRS), a defense reform initiative enterprise pilot program
for military manpower and personnel information: Provided, That
this pilot program should include all functions and systems cur-
rently included in DIMHRS and shall be expanded to include all
appropriate systems within the enterprise of personnel, manpower,
training, and compensation: Provided further, That in establishing
a revised DIMHRS enterprise program for manpower and personnel
information superiority the functions of this program shall include,
but not be limited to: (1) an analysis and determination of the
number and kinds of information systems necessary to support
manpower and personnel within the Department of Defense; and
(2) the establishment of programs to develop and implement
information systems in support of manpower and personnel to
include an enterprise level strategic approach, performance and
results based management, business process improvement and other
non-material solutions, the use of commercial or government off-
the-shelf technology, the use of modular contracting as defined
by Public Law 104–106, and the integration and consolidation of
existing manpower and personnel information systems: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall re-instate fulfillment
standards designated as ADS–97–03–GD, dated January, 1997: Pro-
vided further, That the requirements of this section should be
implemented not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 8148. (a) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation
with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the military
service chiefs, shall conduct a comprehensive reassessment of exist-
ing military compensation, benefits, and related programs. The
Secretary shall consider the effectiveness of these programs in
providing an adequate standard of living and family support for
service members and dependents, the current and projected effects
of these programs on recruiting and retention of service members,
and improvements which could be gained by potential changes
in these programs.
(b) In conducting this assessment, the Secretary’s analysis shall
consider, but not be limited to, the following areas:
(1) Military pay and benefits, to include special pay and
targeted bonus programs;
(2) The military retirement system, including an assess-
ment of the effects of the significant changes made to the
retirement system in 1986;
(3) Health care programs; and
(4) Housing, family support, and morale, welfare and recre-
ation programs.
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(c) The Secretary shall consider the cumulative and complemen-
tary ability of these programs, and the effects of potential modifica-
tions to these programs, in terms of their ability to contribute
to the attainment of existing and future manpower requirements
of the military services, as well as the provision of a fair and
equitable quality of life for service members and their dependents.
(d) The Secretary shall provide an initial report on these issues
to the congressional defense committees within 60 days of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) Concurrent with submission of the fiscal year 2000 budget,
the Secretary shall provide a comprehensive assessment of these
issues, and proposed changes in existing programs should he deter-
mine they are warranted, to the Congress.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 1999’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.