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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 255
To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer
equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by
the members.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To permit members of the House of Representatives to do-
nate used computer equipment to public elementary and
secondary schools designated by the members.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMITTING MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES TO DONATE USED COMPUTER
EQUIPMENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by ref-
erence in section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and Public
Law 99–591) (2 U.S.C. 117e) is amended—
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(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (2), by
striking ‘‘A donation’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), a donation’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(3)(A) At the request of a member of the House
of Representatives, in the case of equipment consisting of
computers and related peripheral tools previously used by
the member, the Clerk may donate the equipment to a
public elementary or secondary school (as defined in sec-
tion 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965) without regard to whether the donation
meets the requirements of the second sentence of para-
graph (2).
‘‘(B) At the request of the member who previously
used the equipment, if the Clerk donates equipment under
this paragraph, the Clerk shall donate the equipment to
a school designated by the member.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 1999.
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section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $3,486,427,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code,
in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$1,456,248,000.
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author-
ized by law; and not to exceed $10,624,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex-
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vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Gov-
ernment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in-
cluding
rents
and
transportation
of
things,
$8,298,313,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2002.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For construction, procurement, and modification of
missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, in-
cluding spare parts and accessories therefor, ground han-
dling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public
and private plants, Government-owned equipment and in-
stallation thereof in such plants, erection of structures,
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO STOCKPILING
OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SEC. 569. (a) VALUE
OF ADDITIONS
TO STOCK-
PILES.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
the following: ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996
and 1997, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof before the period at the end, the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2000’’.
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE REPUBLIC OF
KOREA AND THAILAND.—Section 514(b)(2)(B) of such Act
(22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for
each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not more than
$40,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in the Re-
public of Korea and not more than $10,000,000 may be
made available for stockpiles in Thailand. Of the amount
specified in subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1998, not more
than $40,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in
the Republic of Korea and not more than $20,000,000 may
be made available for stockpiles in Thailand.’’; and at the
end inserting the following sentence: ‘‘Of the amount speci-
fied in subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2000, not more
than $40,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in
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duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class,
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund, $412,650,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on
active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10,
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with per-
forming duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States
Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members of the
Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and expenses authorized by
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$892,594,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard
while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10
or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving
on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f ) of
title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty
specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,610,479,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel,
and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on
duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section
708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty
under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f ) of title 32,
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10,
United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund, $1,533,196,000.
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law;
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while undergoing reserve training, or while performing
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members
of the Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and expenses
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund, $872,978,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302,
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United
States Code, or while serving on duty under section
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $3,486,427,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States
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therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway, $4,252,191,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2002.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manu-
facture, and modification of missiles, armament, military
equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant
equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation
thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; ve-
hicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of not
to exceed 43 passenger motor vehicles for replacement
only; and expansion of public and private plants, including
land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
thereon prior to approval of title, $1,333,120,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2002.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For construction, procurement, and modification of
aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament,
specialized ground handling equipment, and training de-
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Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code,
in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$1,456,248,000.
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author-
ized by law; and not to exceed $10,624,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex-
pended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of
the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate
of
necessity
for
confidential
military
purposes,
$19,629,019,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be
derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the funds made
available under this heading, $6,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘National
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Park Service—Construction’’ within 30 days of enactment
of this Act, only for necessary infrastructure repair im-
provements at Fort Baker, under the management of the
Golden Gate Recreation Area: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph, not less than
$355,000,000 shall be made available only for conven-
tional ammunition care and maintenance:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, $4,000,000 shall not be available until thirty
days after the Secretary of the Army provides to the con-
gressional defense committees the results of an assess-
ment, solicited by means of a competitive bid, on the pros-
pects of recovering costs associated with the environmental
restoration of the Department of the Army’s government-
owned, contractor-operated facilities: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under this heading,
$7,000,000 shall only be available to the Secretary of the
Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, only for
demolition and removal of facilities, buildings, and struc-
tures used at MOTBY (a Military Traffic Management
Command facility).
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the
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Marine Corps, as authorized by law; and not to exceed
$5,155,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of
the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made
on his certificate of necessity for confidential military pur-
poses, $23,029,584,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000
shall be derived by transfer from the National Defense
Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the funds
available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available
only for site design and planning, and materials and
equipment acquisition for the Maritime Fire Training
Center at MERTS.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps,
as authorized by law, $2,822,004,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as
authorized by law; and not to exceed $7,882,000 can be
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex-
pended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of
the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certifi-
cate
of
necessity
for
confidential
military
purposes,
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$21,641,099,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be
derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), as authorized by law, $11,402,733,000, of
which not to exceed $2,000,000 is for providing the Com-
puter/Electronic
Accommodations
program
to
federal
agencies which otherwise do not receive funding for such
purposes; of which not to exceed $25,000,000 may be
available for the CINC initiative fund account; and of
which not to exceed $32,300,000 can be used for emer-
gencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the
approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for
confidential military purposes: Provided, That of the
amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ in division B, title I, of Pub-
lic Law 105–277, the amount of $177,000,000 not covered
as of July 12, 1999, by an official budget request under
the fifth proviso of that section is available, subject to such
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an official budget request for that entire amount, only for
the following accounts in the specified amounts:
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, $47,000,000;
‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, $100,000,000;
and
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Air Force’’, $30,000,000:
Provided
further,
That
none
of
the
amount
of
$177,000,000 described in the preceding proviso may be
made available for obligation unless the entire amount is
released to the Department of Defense and made available
for obligation for the programs, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the
amounts provided under this heading, $40,000,000 to re-
main available until expended, is available only for ex-
penses relating to certain classified activities, and may be
transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to
operation and maintenance, procurement, and research,
development, test and evaluation appropriations accounts,
to be merged with and to be available for the same time
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority provided under
this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided in this Act: Provided further, That of the funds
made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be
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funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe
buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by
this appropriation to other appropriations made available
to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and
to be available for the same purposes and for the same
time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in
this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer author-
ity provided elsewhere in this Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of the Air Force, $376,800,000,
to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the
Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that
such funds are required for environmental restoration, re-
duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un-
safe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air
Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made
available by this appropriation to other appropriations
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made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be
merged with and to be available for the same purposes
and for the same time period as the appropriations to
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to
this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of Defense, $25,370,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds
are required for environmental restoration, reduction and
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the
funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec-
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for; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion
of public and private plants, including the land necessary
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction pros-
ecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement
and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes,
$3,604,751,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2002.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter-
ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern-
ment
and
contractor-owned
equipment
layaway,
$9,168,405,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2002.
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WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap-
ons, and related support equipment including spare parts,
and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private
plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances,
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway, $1,334,800,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2002.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS
For
construction,
procurement,
production,
and
modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe-
cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub-
lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities au-
thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code,
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur-
poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private
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plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary
for the foregoing purposes, $537,600,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2002.
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi-
tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ-
ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli-
ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public
and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical,
long leadtime components and designs for vessels to be
constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of
public and private plants, including land necessary there-
for, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired,
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
title, as follows:
NSSN (AP), $748,497,000;
CVN–77 (AP), $751,540,000;
CVN Refuelings (AP), $323,665,000;
DDG–51 destroyer program, $2,681,653,000;
LPD–17
amphibious
transport
dock
ship,
$1,508,338,000;
ADC(X), $439,966,000;