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(c) Subsection (a) shall be effective on October 1, 2000.
SEC. 2404. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the
Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
SEC. 2405. The following provisions of law are re-
pealed: sections 8175 and 8176 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–79), as
amended by sections 214 and 215, respectively, of H.R.
3425 of the 106th Congress (113 Stat. 1501A–297), as en-
acted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–
113.
SEC. 2406. TERM OF OFFICE OF PERSON FIRST AP-
POINTED AS UNDER SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY. (a) LENGTH
OF
TERM.—The term of office as Under Secretary for Nuclear
Security of the Department of Energy of the first person
appointed to that position shall be three years.
(b) EXCLUSIVE REASONS FOR REMOVAL.—The exclu-
sive reasons for removal from office as Under Secretary for
Nuclear Security of the person described in subsection (a)
shall be inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in of-
fice.
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(c) POSITION DESCRIBED.—The position of Under
Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy
referred to in this section is the position established by sub-
section (c) of section 202 of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132), as added by section 3202
of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (title
XXXII of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 954)).
SEC. 2407. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR SALE OF NAVY
DRYDOCK NO. 9.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of the Navy shall sell Navy Drydock No.
9 (AFDM–3), located in Mobile, Alabama, to the Bender
Shipbuilding and Repair Company, Inc., who is the cur-
rent lessee of the drydock from the Navy.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the sale of
the drydock under subsection (a), the Secretary shall receive
an amount equal to the fair market value of the drydock
at the time of the sale, as determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 2408. Subsection (b) of section 509 of title 32,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Department of Defense’’.
SEC. 2409. (a) INAPPLICABILITY OF TIME LIMITA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding the time limitations in section
3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any other time
limitation, the President may award the Medal of Honor
under section 3741 of such title to the persons specified in
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subsection (b) for the acts specified in that subsection, the
award of the Medal of Honor to such persons having been
determined by the Secretary of the Army to be warranted
in accordance with section 1130 of such title.
(b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF
HONOR.—The persons referred to in subsection (a) are the
following:
(1) Ed W. Freeman, for conspicuous acts of gal-
lantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and be-
yond the call of duty on November 14, 1965, as flight
leader and second-in-command of a helicopter lift
unit at landing zone X–Ray in the Battle of the Ia
Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam, during the Viet-
nam War, while serving in the grade of Captain in
Alpha Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion,
101st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
(2) James K. Okubo, for conspicuous acts of gal-
lantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and be-
yond the call of duty on October 28 and 29, and No-
vember 4, 1944, at Foret Domaniale de Champ, near
Biffontaine, France, during World War II, while serv-
ing as an Army medic in the grade of Technician
Fifth Grade in the medical detachment, 442d Regi-
mental Combat Team.
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(3) Andrew J. Smith, for conspicuous acts of
gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and
beyond the call of duty on November 30, 1864, in the
Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina, during the
Civil War, while serving as a corporal in the 55th
Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry Regiment.
(c) POSTHUMOUS AWARD.—The Medal of Honor may
be awarded under this section posthumously, as provided
in section 3752 of title 10, United States Code.
(d) PRIOR AWARD.—The Medal of Honor may be
awarded under this section for service for which a Silver
Star, or other award, has been awarded.
SEC. 2410. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE
SECOND AMENDMENT, THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL
FIREARMS LAWS, AND THE JUVENILE CRIME CONFERENCE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following findings—
(1) the Second Amendment to the United States
Constitution protects the right of each law-abiding
United States citizen to own a firearm for any legiti-
mate purpose, including self-defense or recreation;
and
(2) the Clinton Administration has failed to pro-
tect law-abiding citizens by inadequately enforcing
Federal firearms laws. Between 1992 and 1998,
Triggerlock gun prosecutions of defendants who use a
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firearm in the commission of a felony dropped nearly
50 percent, from 7,045 to approximately 3,800, de-
spite the fact that the overall budget of the Depart-
ment of Justice increased 54 percent during this pe-
riod; and
(3) it is a Federal crime to possess a firearm on
school grounds under section 922(q) of title 18,
United States Code. The Clinton Department of Jus-
tice prosecuted only 8 cases under this provision of
law during 1998, even though more than 6,000 stu-
dents brought firearms to school that year. The Clin-
ton Administration prosecuted only 5 such cases dur-
ing 1997; and
(4) it is a Federal crime to transfer a firearm
to a juvenile under section 922(x) of title 18, United
States Code. The Clinton Department of Justice pros-
ecuted only 6 cases under this provision of law during
1998 and only 5 during 1997; also
(5) it is a Federal crime to transfer or possess
a semiautomatic assault weapon under section 922(v)
of title 18, United States Code. The Clinton Depart-
ment of Justice prosecuted only 4 cases under this
provision of law during 1998 and only 4 during
1997; plus
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(6) it is a Federal crime for any person ‘‘who
has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has
been committed to a mental institution’’ to possess or
purchase a firearm under section 922(g) of title 18,
United States Code. Despite this Federal law, mental
health adjudications are not placed on the national
instant criminal background system; also
(7) it is a Federal crime for any person know-
ingly to make any false statement in the attempted
purchase of a firearm. It is also a Federal crime for
convicted felons to possess or purchase a firearm.
More than 500,000 convicted felons and other prohib-
ited purchasers have been prevented from buying fire-
arms from licensed dealers since the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act was enacted. When these fel-
ons attempted to purchase a firearm, they committed
another crime by making a false statement under oath
that they were not disqualified from purchasing a
firearm and, of the more than 500,000 violations,
only approximately 200 of the felons have been re-
ferred to the Department of Justice for prosecution;
and
(8) the Juvenile Crime Conference Committee is
considering a comprehensive approach to juvenile
crime including—