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Union Calendar No. 291
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3517
[Report No. 104–591]
Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 23, 1996
Mrs. VUCANOVICH, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for military construction, family hous-
ing, and base realignment and closure for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1997, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, for military con-
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struction, family housing, and base realignment and clo-
sure functions administered by the Department of De-
fense, and for other purposes, namely:
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $603,584,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That
of this amount, not to exceed $54,384,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law,
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of his determination and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy as
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currently authorized by law, including personnel in the
Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other per-
sonal services necessary for the purposes of this appropria-
tion, $724,476,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed
$50,959,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, un-
less the Secretary of Defense determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of his determination and the reasons therefor: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military
Construction, Navy’’ under Public Law 102–136,
$6,900,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’
under Public Law 102–380, $2,800,000 is hereby re-
scinded: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’ under Public Law 103–
110, $2,300,000 is hereby rescinded.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force
as currently authorized by law, $678,914,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of this
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amount, not to exceed $47,387,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services,
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense de-
termines that additional obligations are necessary for such
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress of his determination and the
reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law,
$772,345,000, to remain available until September 30,
2001: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department
of Defense available for military construction or family
housing as he may designate, to be merged with and to
be available for the same purposes, and for the same time
period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not
to exceed $12,239,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, architect and engineer services, as authorized
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by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED
HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom-
panied Housing Improvement Fund, $10,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That subject to
thirty days prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations, such additional amounts as may be determined
by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to the
Fund from amounts appropriated in this Act for the ac-
quisition or construction of military unaccompanied hous-
ing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be merged
with and to be made available for the same purposes and
for the same period of time as amounts appropriated di-
rectly to the Fund: Provided further, That appropriations
made available for the Fund in this Act shall be available
to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means
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of acquiring and improving military unaccompanied hous-
ing and ancillary supporting facilities.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10,
United States Code, and military construction authoriza-
tion Acts, $41,316,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2001.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions
therefor, as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United
States Code, and military construction authorization Acts,
$118,394,000, to remain available until September 30,
2001.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter
133 of title 10, United States Code, and military construc-
tion authorization Acts, $50,159,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2001.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and
Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10,
United States Code, and military construction authoriza-
tion Acts, $33,169,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2001.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by
chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, and military
construction authorization Acts, $51,655,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2001.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
For the United States share of the cost of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa-
cilities and installations (including international military
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective
defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized
in military construction authorization Acts and section