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funds available for military construction projects; and (2)
do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project,
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is in-
creased pursuant to law.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 118. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available to the Department of Defense for military
construction and family housing operation and mainte-
nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon
a determination that such appropriations will not be nec-
essary for the liquidation of obligations or for making au-
thorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations
incurred during the period of availability of such appro-
priations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may
be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency
Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ to be merged with and
to be available for the same time period and for the same
purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
SEC. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives with an annual report by February 15,
containing details of the specific actions proposed to be
taken by the Department of Defense during the current fis-
cal year to encourage other member nations of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea, and United
States allies bordering the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater
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share of the common defense burden of such nations and
the United States.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 120. During the current fiscal year, in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense
Base Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the
Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and
Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526) pursuant to section
207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account
established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of De-
fense Authorization Act, 1991, to be merged with, and to
be available for the same purposes and the same time period
as that account.
SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or made
available by this Act may be obligated for Partnership for
Peace Programs or to provide support for non-NATO coun-
tries.
SEC. 122. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing
any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for
military family housing the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees the notice described in subsection (b).
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice
of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or
rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to
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the private party under the contract involved in the event
of—
(A) the closure or realignment of the installation
for which housing is provided under the contract;
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at
such installation; or
(C) the extended deployment overseas of units
stationed at such installation.
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the
nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and
likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Government
with respect to the guarantee.
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense
committees’’ means the following:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 123. During the current fiscal year, in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the account
established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of De-
fense Authorization Act, 1991, to the fund established by
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section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for
expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Pro-
gram. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and
be available for the same purposes and for the same time
period as the fund to which transferred.
SEC. 124. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
or any other Acts may be used for repair and maintenance
of any flag and general officer quarters in excess of $25,000
without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to
the congressional defense committees.
SEC. 125. With the exception of budget authority for
‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program’’, ‘‘Family Housing, Army’’ for operation and
maintenance, ‘‘Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps’’
for operation and maintenance, ‘‘Family Housing, Air
Force’’ for operation and maintenance and ‘‘Family Hous-
ing, Defense-Wide’’ for operation and maintenance, each
amount of budget authority for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2000, provided in this Act, is hereby reduced
by five per centum: Provided, That such reduction shall be
applied ratably to each account, program, activity, and
project provided for in this Act.
SEC. 126. Not later than April 30, 2000, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
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tees a report examining the adequacy of special education
facilities and services available to the dependent children
of uniformed personnel stationed in the United States. The
report shall identify the following:
(1) The schools on military installations in the
United States that are operated by the Department of
Defense, other entities of the Federal government, or
local school districts.
(2) School districts in the United States that
have experienced an increase in enrollment of 20 per-
cent or more in the past five years resulting from base
realignments or consolidations.
(3) The impact of increased special education re-
quirements on student populations, student-teacher
ratios, and financial requirements in school districts
supporting installations designated by the military
departments as compassionate assignment posts.
(4) The adequacy of special education services
and facilities for dependent children of uniformed
personnel within the United States, particularly at
compassionate assignment posts.
(5) Corrective measures that are needed to ade-
quately support the special education needs of mili-
tary families, including such improvements as the
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renovation of existing schools or the construction of
new schools.
(6) An estimate of the cost of needed improve-
ments, and a recommended source of funding within
the Department of Defense.
SEC. 127. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUND’’ in chapter
6 of title II of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act (Public Law 106–31) is amended by inserting
‘‘and to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title
10, United States Code’’ after ‘‘to military construction ac-
counts’’.
SEC. 128. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act may be used to carry out conveyance of land at
the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, unless such conveyance
is consistent with a regional agreement among the commu-
nities and jurisdictions in the vicinity of Fort Sheridan
and in accordance with section 2862 of the 1996 Defense
Authorization Act (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110
Stat. 573).
(b) The land referred to in paragraph (a) is a parcel
of real property, including any improvements thereon, lo-
cated at the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, consisting of
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approximately 14 acres, and known as the northern Army
Reserve enclave area, that is covered by the authority in
section 2862 of the 1996 Defense Authorization Act and has
not been conveyed pursuant to that authority as to the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 129. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended for
any purpose relating to the construction at Bluegrass Army
Depot, Kentucky, of any facility employing a specific tech-
nology for the demilitarization of assembled chemical muni-
tions until the date on which the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
House of Representatives a report on the results of the com-
pleted demonstration of the six alternatives to baseline in-
cineration for the destruction of chemical agents and muni-
tions as identified by the Program Evaluation Team of the
Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program.
(b) In order to provide funding for the completion of
the demonstration of alternatives referred to in subsection
(a), the Secretary shall utilize the authority in section 8127
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105–262; 112 Stat. 2333) in accordance with
the provisions of that section.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction
Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
Attest:
Secretary.