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IV of this Act are hereby reduced by $52,286,000 to reflect
the overall funding ceiling contained in this subsection.
(b) Within 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congressional de-
fense committees a report presenting the specific amounts—
in dollars and staff years of technical effort—to be allocated
by the department for each defense FFRDC during fiscal
year 1997.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission
of the department’s fiscal year 1998 budget request, submit
a report presenting the specific amounts—in dollars and
staff years of technical effort—to be allocated for each de-
fense FFRDC during that fiscal year.
(d) The Secretary of Defense may, pursuant to the gen-
eral transfer authority granted in Section 8005 of this Act,
provide additional funds to a defense FFRDC: Provided,
That any such transfer, irrespective of amount, shall be sub-
ject to a Form DD–1415 reprogramming action request.
SEC. 8094. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of the Navy may be used to enter into any contract
for the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of any naval vessel
homeported on the West Coast of the United States which
includes charges for interport differential as an evaluation
factor for award.
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SEC. 8095. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
used to purchase, install, replace, or otherwise repair any
lock on a safe or security container which protects informa-
tion critical to national security or any other classified ma-
terials and which has not been certified as passing the secu-
rity lock specifications contained in regulation FF–L–2740
dated October 12, 1989, and has not passed all testing cri-
teria and procedures established through February 28,
1992: Provided, That the Director of Central Intelligence
may waive this provision, on a case-by-case basis only,
upon certification that the above cited locks are not ade-
quate for the protection of sensitive intelligence informa-
tion.
SEC. 8096. (a) None of the funds available to the De-
partment of Defense during fiscal year 1997 may be obli-
gated or expended to modify established reprogramming
procedures, including modifying the below threshold re-
programming dollar thresholds, until 90 days after any
proposed modification is reported to the Congressional de-
fense committees along with a detailed justification for that
proposed modification.
(b) The Department of Defense may not modify its
policies with respect to budgeting for low rate initial pro-
duction test articles until 90 days after any proposed modi-
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fication is reported to the Congressional defense committees
along with a detailed justification for that proposed modi-
fication.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘estab-
lished reprogramming procedures’’ and the terms ‘‘policies
with respect to budgeting for low rate initial production
test articles’’ refer to those procedures and policies which
were in effect on January 1, 1996.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 8097. Of the funds provided in title IV of this
Act, $93,000,000 shall be made available for prostate cancer
research: Provided, That these funds shall be transferred to
the Department of the Army for the execution of a peer re-
view research program: Provided further, That the transfer
authority provided in this section is in addition to any
transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
SEC. 8098. Section 8110 of Public Law 104–61 (109
Stat. 674) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 8099. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act, the number for Military Personnel, Navy shall
be $16,948,481,000, the number for Military Personnel, Air
Force shall be $17,026,210,000, the number for Operation
and Maintenance, Army shall be $17,696,659,000, the num-
ber for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force shall be
$17,326,909,000, the number for Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide shall be $9,887,142,000, the number
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for Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund shall
be $1,140,157,000, the number for Defense Health Program
shall be $10,251,208,000, and the number for Defense
Health Program Operation and Maintenance shall be
$9,931,738,000.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under the heading Air-
craft Procurement, Air Force, $11,500,000 shall be made
available only for modifications to B–52 bomber aircraft.
(c) Of the funds appropriated in title VI of this Act,
under the heading Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense for research, development, test and evaluation,
$3,000,000 shall only be for the accelerated development of
advanced sensors for the Army’s Mobile Munitions Assess-
ment System.
(d) Of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act,
under the heading Research, Development, Test and Eval-
uation, Defense-Wide, $56,200,000 shall be available for the
Corps Surface-to-Air Missile (CORPS SAM) program and
$515,743,000 shall be available for the Other Theater Mis-
sile Defense/Follow-On TMD Activities program.
(e) Funds appropriated in title II of this Act for super-
vision and administration costs for facilities maintenance
and repair, minor construction, or design projects may be
obligated at the time the reimbursable order is accepted by
the performing activity: Provided, That for the purpose of
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this section, supervision and administration costs includes
all in-house Government cost.
(f) Of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act,
under the heading Research, Development, Test and Eval-
uation, Navy, $2,000,000 is available for titanium process-
ing technology.
(g) Advance billing for services provided or work per-
formed by the Navy’s defense business operating fund activi-
ties is prohibited: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Navy,
$2,976,000,000 shall be available only for depot mainte-
nance activities and programs, and $989,700,000 shall be
available only for real property maintenance activities.
(h) The Secretary of Defense may waive reimburse-
ment of the cost of conferences, seminars, courses of instruc-
tion, or similar educational activities of the Asia-Pacific
Center for Security Studies for military officers and civil-
ian officials of foreign nations if the Secretary determines
that attendance by such personnel, without reimbursement,
is in the national security interest of the United States:
Provided, That costs for which reimbursement is waived
pursuant to this subsection shall be paid from appropria-
tions available for the Asia-Pacific Center.
(i) Of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act,
under the heading Research, Development, Test and Eval-
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uation, Defense-Wide, $3,000,000 shall be available for a
defense technology transfer pilot program.
(j) Of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act,
under the heading Research, Development, Test and Eval-
uation, Navy, $4,000,000 is available for the establishment
of the National Coastal Data Centers required by section
7901(c) of title 10, United States Code, as added by the
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997.
(k)(1) Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act for the Department of the Air Force,
$2,000,000 shall be available to provide comprehensive care
and rehabilitation services to children with disabilities who
are dependents of members of the Armed Forces at Lackland
Air Force Base, Texas.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Air
Force shall grant the funds available under subsection (a)
to the Children’s Association for Maximum Potential
(CAMP) for use by the association to defray the costs of
designing and constructing the facility referred to in para-
graph (1).
(3)(A) The Secretary may not make a grant of funds
under paragraph (2) until the Secretary and the associa-
tion enter into an agreement under which the Secretary
leases to the association the facility to be constructed using
the funds.
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by this Act include, where appropriate, specific goals for
subcontracts with small businesses, small disadvantages
businesses, and women owned small businesses.
(b) The Secretary shall ensure that any subcontract en-
tered into pursuant to a solicitation referred to in sub-
section (a) that meets a specific goal referred to in that sub-
section is credited toward the overall goal of the Army for
subcontracts with the businesses referred to in that sub-
section.
SEC. 8102. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force and the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall submit
a joint report describing in detail the benefits, allowances,
services, and any other forms of assistance which may or
shall be provided to any civilian employee of the Federal
Government or to any private citizen, or to the family of
such an individual, who is injured or killed while traveling
on an aircraft owned, leased, chartered, or operated by the
Government of the United States.
(b) The report required by subsection (a) above shall
be submitted to the congressional defense committees and
to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
of the House of Representatives not later than December 15,
1996.
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SEC. 8103. (a) Not later than March 1, 1997, the Dep-
uty Secretary of Defense shall submit to the defense commit-
tees a report on Department of Defense procurements of pro-
pellant raw materials.
(b) The report shall include the following:
(1) The projected future requirements of the De-
partment of Defense for propellant raw materials,
such as nitrocellulose.
(2) The capacity, ability, and production cost
rates of the national technology and industrial base,
including Government-owned, contractor-operated fa-
cilities, contractor owned and operated facilities, and
Government-owned, Government-operated facilities,
for meeting such requirements.
(3) The national security benefits of preserving
in the national technology and industrial base con-
tractor owned and operated facilities for producing
propellant raw materials, including nitrocellulose.
(4) The extent to which the cost rates for produc-
tion of nitrocellulose in Government-owned, contrac-
tor-operated facilities is lower because of the relation-
ship of those facilities with the Department of Defense
than such rates would be without that relationship.
(5) The advantages and disadvantages of permit-
ting commercial facilities to compete for award of De-
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partment of Defense contracts for procurement of pro-
pellant raw materials, such as nitrocellulose.
SEC. 8104. Not later than six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to Congress a cost-benefit analysis of consoli-
dating the ground station infrastructure of the Air Force
that supports polar orbiting satellites.
SEC. 8105. (a) Not later than April 1, 1997, the Comp-
troller General shall, in consultation with the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of De-
fense, and the Secretary of Labor, submit to Congress a re-
port which shall include the following—
(1) an analysis and breakdown of the restructur-
ing costs paid by or submitted to the Department of
Defense to companies involved in business combina-
tions since 1993;
(2) an analysis of the specific costs associated
with workforce reductions;
(3) an analysis of the services provided to the
workers affected by business combinations;
(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the restruc-
turing costs used to assist laid off workers in gaining
employment;
(5) in accordance with section 818 of 10 U.S.C.
2324, an analysis of the savings reached from the
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business combination relative to the restructuring
costs paid by the Department of Defense.
(b) The report should set forth recommendations to
make this program more effective for workers affected by
business combinations and more efficient in terms of the
use of Federal dollars.
SEC. 8106. (a) LEASE OF PROPERTY FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF RESERVE CENTER.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy
may lease, without reimbursement, to the State of Mis-
sissippi (in this section referred to as the ‘‘State’’), approxi-
mately five acres of real property located at Naval Air Sta-
tion, Meridian, Mississippi, only for use by the State to
construct a reserve center of approximately 22,000 square
feet and ancillary supporting facilities.
(2) The term of the lease under this subsection shall
expire on the same date that the lease authorized by sub-
section (b) expires.
(b) LEASEBACK OF RESERVE CENTER.—(1) The Sec-
retary may lease from the State the property and improve-
ments constructed pursuant to subsection (a) for a five-year
period. The term of the lease shall begin on the date on
which the improvements are available for occupancy, as de-
termined by the Secretary.
(2) Rental payments under the lease under paragraph
(1) may not exceed $200,000 per year, and the total amount
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of the rental payments for the entire period may not exceed
20 percent of the total cost of constructing the reserve center
and ancillary supporting facilities.
(3) Subject to the availability of appropriations for
this purpose, the Secretary may use funds appropriated
pursuant to an authorization of appropriations for the op-
eration and maintenance of the Naval Reserve to make rent-
al payments required under this subsection.
(c) EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF LEASES.—At the end
of the lease term under subsection (b), the State shall con-
vey, without reimbursement, to the United States all right,
title, and interest of the State in the reserve center and an-
cillary supporting facilities subject to the lease.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the leases under this section as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the
United States.
SEC. 8107. None of the funds provided for the purchase
of the T–39N may be obligated until the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition certifies to the defense committees
that the contract was awarded on the basis of and following
a full and open competition consistent with current Federal
acquisition statutes.
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SEC. 8108. (a) REPEAL OF TEMPORARY REQUIRE-
MENT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.—Title VII of the De-
partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law
104–61; 109 Stat. 650), is amended under the heading ‘‘NA-
TIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION TRUST FUND’’ by striking
out the proviso.
(b) GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection
(a)(1) of section 802 of the David L. Boren National Secu-
rity Education Act of 1991 (title VIII of Public Law 102–
183; 50 U.S.C. 1902) is amended—
(1) by striking out subparagraph (A) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following new subparagraph
(A):
‘‘(A) awarding scholarships to undergradu-
ate students who—
‘‘(i) are United States citizens in order
to enable such students to study, for at least
one academic semester or equivalent term,
in foreign countries that are critical coun-
tries 
(as 
determined 
under 
section
803(d)(4)(A) of this title) in those languages
and study areas where deficiencies exist (as
identified in the assessments undertaken
pursuant to section 806(d) of this title); and
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‘‘(ii) pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A)
of this section, enter into an agreement to
work for, and make their language skills
available to, an agency or office of the Fed-
eral Government or work in the field of
higher education in the area of study for
which the scholarship was awarded;’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘relating to
the national security interests of the United
States’’ after ‘‘international fields’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)(B)’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘work for an agen-
cy or office of the Federal Government or
in’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘work for,
and make their language skills available to,
an agency or office of the Federal Govern-
ment or work in’’.
(c) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Subsection (b) of that sec-
tion is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking out ‘‘, or of scholarships’’ and all that follows
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through ‘‘12 months or more,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘or any scholarship’’.
(2) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting
in lieu thereof the following new paragraph (2):
‘‘(2) will—
‘‘(A) not later than eight years after such
recipient’s completion of the study for which
scholarship assistance was provided under the
program, and in accordance with regulations is-
sued by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) work in an agency or office of the
Federal Government having national secu-
rity responsibilities (as determined by the
Secretary in consultation with the National
Security Education Board) and make avail-
able such recipient’s foreign language skills
to an agency or office of the Federal Gov-
ernment approved by the Secretary (in con-
sultation with the Board), upon the request
of the agency or office, for a period specified
by the Secretary, which period shall be no
longer than the period for which scholarship
assistance was provided; or
‘‘(ii) if the recipient demonstrates to
the Secretary (in accordance with such reg-
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ulations) that no position in an agency or
office of the Federal Government having na-
tional security responsibilities is available,
work in the field of higher education in a
discipline relating to the foreign country,
foreign language, area study, or inter-
national field of study for which the schol-
arship was awarded, for a period specified
by the Secretary, which period shall be de-
termined in accordance with clause (i); or
‘‘(B) upon completion of such recipient’s
education under the program, and in accordance
with such regulations—
‘‘(i) work in an agency or office of the
Federal Government having national secu-
rity responsibilities (as so determined) and
make available such recipient’s foreign lan-
guage skills to an agency or office of the
Federal Government approved by the Sec-
retary (in consultation with the Board),
upon the request of the agency or office, for
a period specified by the Secretary, which
period shall be not less than one and not
more than three times the period for which
the fellowship assistance was provided; or
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‘‘(ii) if the recipient demonstrates to
the Secretary (in accordance with such reg-
ulations) that no position in an agency or
office of the Federal Government having na-
tional security responsibilities is available
upon the completion of the degree, work in
the field of higher education in a discipline
relating to the foreign country, foreign lan-
guage, area study, or international field of
study for which the fellowship was awarded,
for a period specified by the Secretary,
which period shall be established in accord-
ance with clause (i); and’’.
(d) EVALUATION
OF
PROGRESS
IN
LANGUAGE
SKILLS.—Such section 802 is further amended by—
(1) redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
‘‘(c) EVALUATION
OF
PROGRESS
IN
LANGUAGE
SKILLS.—The Secretary shall, through the National Secu-
rity Education Program office, administer a test of the for-
eign language skills of each recipient of a scholarship or
fellowship under this title before the commencement of the
study or education for which the scholarship or fellowship
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is awarded and after the completion of such study or edu-
cation. The purpose of the tests is to evaluate the progress
made by recipients of scholarships and fellowships in devel-
oping foreign language skills as a result of assistance under
this title.’’.
(e) FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY EDU-
CATION BOARD.—Section 803(d) of that Act (50 U.S.C.
1903(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including
an order of priority in such awards that favors indi-
viduals expressing an interest in national security is-
sues or pursuing a career in an agency or office of
the Federal Government having national security re-
sponsibilities’’ before the period;
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking out ‘‘Make recommendations’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘After taking into
account the annual analyses of trends in lan-
guage, international, and area studies under sec-
tion 806(b)(1), make recommendations’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and
countries which are of importance to the na-
tional security interests of the United States’’
after ‘‘are studying’’; and
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(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘re-
lating to the national security interests of the
United States’’ after ‘‘of this title’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the follow-
ing new paragraphs:
‘‘(5) Encourage applications for fellowships
under this title from graduate students having an
educational background in disciplines relating to
science or technology.
‘‘(6) Provide the Secretary on an on-going basis
with a list of scholarship recipients and fellowship re-
cipients who are available to work for, or make their
language skills available to, an agency or office of the
Federal Government having national security respon-
sibilities.’’.
(f) REPORT ON PROGRAM.—(1) Not later than six
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report assessing
the improvements to the program established under the
David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991
(title VIII of Public Law 102–183; 50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.)
that result from the amendments made by this section.
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(2) The report shall also include an assessment of the
contribution of the program, as so improved, in meeting
the national security objectives of the United States.
SEC. 8109. Any college or university that receives Fed-
eral funding under this Act must report annually to the
Office of Management and Budget on the average cost of
tuition at their school for that year and the previous two
years.
SEC. 8110. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall jointly conduct an audit of security
measures at all United States military installations outside
the United States to determine the adequacy of such meas-
ures to prevent or limit the effects of terrorist attacks on
United States military personnel.
(b) Not later than March 31, 1997, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to
Congress a report on the results of the audit conducted
under subsection (a), including a description of the ade-
quacy of—
(1) physical and operational security measures;
(2) access and perimeter control;
(3) communications security;
(4) crisis planning in the event of a terrorist at-
tack, including evacuation and medical planning;
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(5) special security considerations at nonperma-
nent facilities;
(6) potential solutions to inadequate security,
where identified; and
(7) cooperative security measures with host na-
tions.
SEC. 8111. (a) FUTURE-YEARS
DEFENSE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 221 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) The President shall submit to Congress each year,
at the same time the President submits to Congress the
budget for that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the
future-years defense program (including associated an-
nexes) that the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and
the chiefs of the reserve components submitted to the Sec-
retary of Defense in that year in order to assist the Sec-
retary in preparing the future-years defense program in
that year under subsection (a).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
beginning with the President’s budget submission for fiscal
year 1999.
SEC. 8112. Beginning with fiscal year 1997, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a program element for the
Office of the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of funding
emergency anti-terrorism activities. Funds available for
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that program element for fiscal year 1997 shall be in addi-
tion to funds appropriated under other provisions of this
Act for anti-terrorism and are available for the Secretary
of Defense to respond quickly to emergency anti-terrorism
requirements that are identified by commanders of the uni-
fied combatant commands or commanders of joint task
forces in response to a change in terrorist threat level.
SEC. 8113. Of the funds appropriated in title II of
this Act, not less than $7,100,000 is available to perform
the environmental impact statement and associated baseline
studies necessary to prepare an application for renewal of
use of the McGregor Range at Fort Bliss, Texas.
SEC. 8114. Of the total amount appropriated under
title II, $20,000,000 shall be available subject to authoriza-
tion, until expended, for payments to Vietnamese comman-
dos captured and incarcerated by North Vietnam after hav-
ing entered the Democratic Republic of Vietnam pursuant
to operations under a Vietnam era operation plan known
as ‘‘OPLAN 34A’’, or its predecessor, and to Vietnamese
operatives captured and incarcerated by North Vietnamese
forces while participating in operations in Laos or along
the Lao-Vietnamese border pursuant to ‘‘OPLAN 35’’, who
died in captivity or who remained in captivity after 1973,
and who have not received payment from the United States
for the period spent in captivity.
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SEC. 8115. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere
in this Act, $150,000,000 is appropriated for defense
against weapons of mass destruction, including domestic
preparedness, interdiction of weapons of mass destruction
and related materials, control and disposition of weapons
of mass destruction and related materials threatening the
United States, coordination of policy and countermeasures
against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and
miscellaneous related programs, projects, and activities as
authorized by law: Provided, That the total amount avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ for the Joint Technology Inser-
tion program shall be $2,523,000: Provided further, That
the total amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘Re-
search, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’
is hereby reduced by $12,000,000: Provided further, That
the total amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ is hereby reduced
by $138,000,000.
SEC. 8116. (a) Not more than 90 percent of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for
the procurement of F/A–18E/F aircraft may be obligated
or expended for the procurement of such aircraft until 30
days after the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the con-
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gressional defense committees a report on the F/A–18E/F
aircraft program which contains the following:
(1) A review of the F/A–18E/F aircraft program.
(2) An analysis and estimate of the production
costs of the program for the total number of aircraft
realistically expected to be procured at each of four
annual production rates as follows:
(A) 18 aircraft
(B) 24 aircraft.
(C) 36 aircraft.
(D) 48 aircraft.
(3) A comparison of the costs and benefits of the
F/A–18E/F program with the costs and benefits of the
F/A–18C/D aircraft program taking into account the
operational combat effectiveness of the aircraft.
(b) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of De-
fense has submitted the report required by subsection (a),
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to the congressional defense committees an analysis of the
report submitted by the Secretary.