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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, 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, $823,503,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of this
amount, not to exceed $84,706,000 shall be available 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 Congress of his deter-
mination and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy as cur-
rently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval
Facilities Engineering Command and other personal serv-
ices necessary for the purposes of this appropriation,
$828,278,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2005: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed
$71,000,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his
determination and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force
as currently authorized by law, $777,793,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of this
amount, not to exceed $69,337,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress of his determination and the rea-
sons 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-
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cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law,
$801,098,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005: 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 De-
fense 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
$163,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his
determination and the reasons therefor.
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 1803 of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $233,675,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
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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 1803 of title 10, United
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$183,029,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005.
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
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $99,888,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005.
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 Ma-
rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$38,532,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military
Construction Authorization Acts, $25,533,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2005.
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 facili-
ties and installations (including international military
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective de-
fense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized in
Military Construction Authorization Acts and section 2806
of title 10, United States Code, $175,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension and alteration and for operation and
maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor con-
struction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construc-
tion, $221,106,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005; for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt pay-
ment, $958,364,000; in all $1,179,470,000.
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FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension and alteration and for
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges,
and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, as follows:
for Construction, $392,765,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2005; for Operation and Maintenance, and
for debt payment, $881,567,000; in all $1,274,332,000.
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition,
expansion, extension and alteration and for operation and
maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor con-
struction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construc-
tion, $227,242,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005; for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt pay-
ment, $820,879,000; in all $1,048,121,000.
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of family housing for the activities and
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
tary departments) for construction, including acquisition,
replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration,
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and for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor
construction, as authorized by law, for Operation and
Maintenance, $44,886,000.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, PART IV
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public
Law 101–510), $1,174,369,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That not more than $865,318,000 of
the funds appropriated herein shall be available solely for
environmental restoration, unless the Secretary of Defense
determines that additional obligations are necessary for
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of his determination and
the reasons therefor.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts shall be expended for
payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for con-
struction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be per-
formed within the United States, except Alaska, without the
specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense set-
ting forth the reasons therefor.
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SEC. 102. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction shall be available for hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles.
SEC. 103. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction may be used for advances to the
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Trans-
portation, for the construction of access roads as authorized
by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects
authorized therein are certified as important to the national
defense by the Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be used to begin construction of new bases inside the
continental United States for which specific appropriations
have not been made.
SEC. 105. No part of the funds provided in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used for purchase
of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the
value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or
the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1)
where there is a determination of value by a Federal court;
(2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000;
or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense
to be in the public interest.
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SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used to: (1) ac-
quire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install
utilities for any family housing, except housing for which
funds have been made available in annual Military Con-
struction Appropriations Acts.
SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts for minor construction
may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one
base or installation to another, without prior notification
to the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 108. No part of the funds appropriated in Mili-
tary Construction Appropriations Acts may be used for the
procurement of steel for any construction project or activity
for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manu-
facturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for
such steel procurement.
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family housing
during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
erty taxes in any foreign nation.
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate
a new installation overseas without prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations.
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SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for ar-
chitect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government
to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan,
in any NATO member country, or in countries bordering
the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to
United States firms or United States firms in joint venture
with host nation firms.
SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts for military construction
in the United States territories and possessions in the Pa-
cific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the
Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated
by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign con-
tractor: Provided, That this section shall not be applicable
to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the low-
est responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor
by greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That this sec-
tion shall not apply to contract awards for military con-
struction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive
and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese con-
tractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the
appropriate committees of Congress, including the Commit-
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tees on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any pro-
posed military exercise involving United States personnel
30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for con-
struction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated
to exceed $100,000.
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appropria-
tions in Military Construction Appropriations Acts which
are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year
shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the cur-
rent session of Congress.
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection,
overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on
subsequent claims, if any.
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds appropriated to a military department or de-
fense agency for the construction of military projects may
be obligated for a military construction project or contract,
or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any
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time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal
year for which funds for such project were appropriated if
the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from
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-
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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
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 in the New Independent States of the
former Soviet Union.
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).
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(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
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
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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
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. Notwithstanding this or any other provision
of law, funds appropriated in Military Construction Ap-
propriations Acts for operations and maintenance of family
housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and
maintenance of all family housing units, including flag and
general officer quarters: Provided, That not more than
$25,000 per unit may be spent annually for the mainte-
nance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters
without 30 days advance prior notification of the appro-
priate committees of Congress: Provided further, That be-
ginning January 15, 2000 the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on
Appropriations all operations and maintenance expendi-
tures for each individual flag and general officer quarters
for the prior fiscal year.
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SEC. 125. Of the funds provided in previous Military
Construction Appropriations Acts, amounts only associated
with unobligated balances are hereby rescinded from the fol-
lowing accounts in the specified amounts:
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $3,369,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’, $23,120,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $4,669,000;
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’,
$17,819,000;
‘‘Family Housing, Army’’, $1,627,000;
‘‘Family Housing, Navy’’, $18,352,000; and
‘‘Family Housing, Air Force’’, $4,551,000.
SEC. 126. During the current fiscal year, in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense, funds appropriated in Public Law 106–52 with-
in the ‘‘Military Construction, Naval Reserve’’ account may
be transferred to the fund for ‘‘Military Construction,
Navy’’ account to be made available to construct, under the
authority of 10 U.S.C. 2805, an elevated water storage tank
at the Navy Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee. Any amounts
transferred shall be merged with and be available for the
same time period and for the same purpose as the appro-
priation to which transferred.
SEC. 127. (a) The Secretary of the Army may accept
funds from the Federal Highway Administration, or the
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State of Kentucky, and credit them to the appropriate De-
partment of the Army accounts for the purpose of funding
all costs associated with the realignment, requested by the
State of Kentucky, of the military construction project in-
volving a rail connector located at Fort Campbell, Ken-
tucky, authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public
Law 104–201), 110 Stat. 2763.
(b) The Secretary may use the funds accepted for the
realignment, in addition to funds authorized and appro-
priated for the rail connector project, notwithstanding the
amount authorized in section 2101(a) of Public Law 104–
201. The funds accepted shall remain available until ex-
pended.
(c) The costs associated with the realignment of the rail
connector project include but are not limited to redesign
costs, additional construction costs, additional costs due to
construction delays related to the realignment, and addi-
tional real estate costs.
(d) The authority provided in this section shall be ef-
fective upon the date of enactment of this Act.
DIVISION B
The following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
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fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
COUNTERNARCOTICS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY
PROCUREMENT
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Army’’, $30,000,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the entire amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount provided shall be
available only to the extent an official budget request that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request as
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
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OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $85,700,000, to remain
available for obligation until expended: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense may transfer the funds provided herein only to ap-
propriations for military personnel; operation and mainte-
nance; procurement; research, development, test and evalua-
tion; and working capital funds: Provided further, That the
funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period,
as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further,
That the transfer authority provided under this heading is
in addition to any other transfer authority available to the
Department of Defense: Provided further, That no funds
made available under this heading may be obligated or ex-
pended for training, logistics support, planning or assist-
ance contracts for any overseas activity until 15 days after
the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations and
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Low-Intensity Conflict reports to the congressional defense
committees on the value, duration and purpose of such con-
tracts.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 101. (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.—Of
the amount appropriated in this Act for the Department
of Defense, not to exceed $45,000,000 shall be available for
the provision of support for counter-drug activities of the
Government of Colombia. The support provided under this
section shall be in addition to support provided for counter-
drug activities of the Government of Colombia under any
other provision of law: Provided further, That no funds
made available under this heading may be obligated or ex-
pended for training, logistics support, planning or assist-
ance contracts for any overseas activity until 15 days after
the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations and
Low-Intensity Conflict reports to the congressional defense
committees on the value, duration and purpose of such con-
tracts.
(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT.—The support that may be
provided using this section shall be limited to the types of
support specified in section 1033(c)(1) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law
105–85; 111 Stat. 1882).
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(c) CONDITIONS ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT.—(1) The
Secretary of Defense may not obligate or expend funds ap-
propriated in this Act to provide support under this section
for counter-drug activities of the Government of Colombia
until the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date
on which the Secretary submits the written certification for
fiscal year 2000 pursuant to section 1033(f)(1) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1882).
(2) The elements of the written certification submitted
for fiscal year 2000 described in section 1033(g) of that Act
shall apply to, and the written certification shall address,
the support provided under this section for counter-drug ac-
tivities of the Government of Colombia.
CHAPTER 2
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an ad-
ditional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-
Wide,’’ $116,523,000, to remain available until September
30, 2004: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent
that an official budget request for $116,523,000, that in-
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cludes designation of the entire amount of the request as
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 201. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report on con-
struction, security and operation of Forward Operating Lo-
cations (FOL) in Manta, Ecuador, Aruba and Curac¸ao.
(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall address
the following: (1) a schedule for making each Forward Op-
erating Location (FOL) fully operational, including cost es-
timates, time line of contracting and construction with
completion dates, a description of the potential capabilities
for each proposed location and an explanation of how the
FOL architecture fits into the overall counter-drug strategy;
(2) a plan that identifies the operating requirements at
FOL for the United States Coast Guard, United States Cus-
toms Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Intel-
ligence community and the Department of Defense and how
these requirements will be addressed; (3) a security plan
to ensure that FOL facilities and personnel working at these
sites are safeguarded from outside threats; and (4) a safety
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plan to ensure operations conducted at FOLs are in accord-
ance with standard operating procedures.
(c) Funds made available under this Act may not be
provided unless all reporting requirements in subsection (b)
have been met.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’,
$262,446,000 to remain available until September 30, 2001:
Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be available for the 4.8 per-
cent increase in military basic pay: Provided further, That
$18,000,000 shall be available for costs related to the deliv-
ery of health care to Coast Guard personnel, retirees, and
their dependents: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall
be available for Basic Allowance for Housing: Provided fur-
ther, That $2,000,000 shall be available for the Military
Housing Areas cost of living adjustment: Provided further,
That $15,000,000 shall be available for recruiting and re-
tention bonuses: Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be
available for fixed wing aviator retention bonuses: Provided
further, That $8,000,000 shall be available for advertising
and other costs related to recruiting: Provided further, That
$64,446,000 shall be available for aviation spare parts and
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maintenance: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be
available for shore facility maintenance: Provided further,
That $22,000,000 shall be available for electronic equipment
repair 
and 
replacement: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$22,000,000 shall be available for vessel spare parts and
maintenance: Provided further, That $46,000,000 shall be
available for operational fuel: Provided further, That
$29,000,000 shall be available for programmed flight hours:
Provided further, That priority for use of these funds should
be for enhancing drug interdiction activities, but shall not
require the Coast Guard to close stations and utilize re-
maining assets only for emergency situations; reduce the
number of personnel of an already streamlined workforce;
curtail Coast Guard capacity to carry out emergency search
and rescue; or reduce operations in a manner that would
have a detrimental impact on the sustainability of valuable
fish stocks in the North Atlantic and Pacific Northwest and
the Coast Guard’s capacity to stem the flow of illegal migra-
tion: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That these funds shall be available only to the ex-
tent an official budget request for a specific dollar amount,
that includes designation of the entire amount as an emer-
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gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For an additional amount for acquisition, construc-
tion, renovation, and improvement of facilities and equip-
ment, to be available for expansion of Coast Guard drug
interdiction activities, $542,859,000, to remain available
until expended and to be distributed as follows:
Acquisition and construction of vessels author-
ized under section 812(b) of the Western Hemisphere
Drug Elimination Act, $32,000,000;
Acquisition of electronic sensors for Coast Guard
cutters and boats, including electro-optical/infrared
(EO/IR) systems as authorized under section 812(b)
of the Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act,
$12,000,000;
Acquisition of commercial satellite communica-
tions upgrade, $5,459,000;
Acquisition of five over-the-horizon cutter boats,
$7,500,000;
Acquisition and installation of C–130 night vi-
sion equipment, $10,000,000;
Acquisition of replacement forward looking in-
frared (FLIR) systems for H–60 aircraft, $7,900,000;
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Acquisition of six C–130J long-range maritime
patrol aircraft authorized under section 812(G) of the
Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act that are
capable of meeting defense-related and other elements
of the Coast Guard’s multi-mission requirements,
$468,000,000:
Provided, That the procurement of maritime patrol aircraft
funded under this heading shall not, in any way, influence
the procurement strategy, program requirements, or down-
select decision pertaining to the Coast Guard’s Deepwater
Capability Replacement Project: Provided further, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent that an official
budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emer-
gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
RESERVE TRAINING
For an additional amount for operating, maintenance,
and training expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, includ-
ing supplies, equipment and services, $3,750,000: Provided,
That none of these funds may be transferred to Coast Guard
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‘‘Operating expenses’’ or otherwise made available to reim-
burse the Coast Guard for financial support of the Coast
Guard Reserves: Provided further, That priority for use of
these funds should be for enhancing drug interdiction ac-
tivities conducted by the Coast Guard Reserves, but shall
not require the Coast Guard to close stations and utilize
remaining assets only for emergency situations; reduce the
number of personnel of an already streamlined workforce;
curtail Coast Guard capacity to carry out emergency search
and rescue; or reduce operations in a manner that would
have a detrimental impact on the sustainability of valuable
fish stocks in the North Atlantic and Pacific Northwest and
the Coast Guard’s capacity to stem the flow of illegal migra-
tion: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to
the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress.
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TITLE II
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN KOSOVO AND
OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army’’, $23,883,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $20,565,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, there is appropriated for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, for expenses, not otherwise provided
for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the
Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law,
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$220,000,000: Provided, That the amount made available
by this heading shall be available for ship depot mainte-
nance; Provided further, That the entire amount made
available by this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $37,155,000: Provided, That the en-
tire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $38,065,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, $8,000,000 shall be made available only
for use in federally owned educational facilities located on
military installations for the purpose of transferring title
of such facilities to the local educational authorities.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to provide assistance to
Vieques, Puerto Rico, $40,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2003: Provided, That such funds shall
be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may
transfer funds to any agency or office of the United States
Government in order to implement the projects for which
funds are provided under this heading thirty days after the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget notifies
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of
each proposed transfer: Provided further, that each notifica-
tion transmitted to the Committees shall identify the spe-
cific amount, recipient agency and purpose for which such
transfer is proposed: Provided further, That appropriations
made available under this heading may be transferred and
obligated for the following purposes: a study of the health
of Vieques residents; fire-fighting related equipment and fa-
cilities at Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport; construction
or refurbishment of a commercial ferry pier and terminal
and associated navigational improvements; establishment
and construction of an artificial reef; reef conservation, res-
toration, and management activities; payments to reg-
istered Vieques commercial fishermen of an amount deter-
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mined by the National Marine Fisheries Service for each
day they are unable to use existing waters because the Navy
is conducting training; expansion and improvement of
major cross-island roadways and bridges; an apprentice-
ship/training program for young adults; preservation and
protection of natural resources; an economic development
office and economic development activities; and conducting
a referendum among the residents of Vieques regarding fur-
ther use of the island for military training programs: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of providing assistance to
Vieques, any agency or office of the United States Govern-
ment to which these funds are transferred may utilize, in
addition to any authorities available in this paragraph,
any authorities available to that agency or office for car-
rying out related activities, including utilization of such
funds for administrative expenses: Provided further, That
any amounts transferred to the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, ‘‘Community development block
grants’’, shall be available only for assistance to Vieques,
notwithstanding section 106 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That the
Department of Commerce may make direct payments to
registered Vieques commercial fishermen: Provided further,
That the Department of the Navy may provide fire-fighting
training and funds provided in this paragraph may be used
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to provide fire-fighting related facilities at the Antonio Ri-
vera Rodriguez Airport: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading may be transferred to the
Army Corps of Engineers to construct or modify a commer-
cial ferry pier and terminal and associated navigational
improvements: Provided further, That except for amounts
provided for the health study, fire-fighting related equip-
ment and facilities, and certain activities in furtherance
of the preservation and protection of natural resources,
funds provided in this paragraph shall not become available
until thirty days after the Secretary of the Navy has cer-
tified to the congressional defense committees that the integ-
rity and accessibility of the training range is uninter-
rupted, and trespassing and other intrusions on the range
have ceased: Provided further, That the Secretary of the
Navy shall recertify to the congressional defense committees
the status of the range ninety days after the initial certifi-
cation, and each ninety days thereafter: Provided further,
That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army Reserve’’, $2,174,000: Provided, That the en-