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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2881
To authorize emergency appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for the Depart-
ment of Defense to respond to the infrastructure sustainment and res-
toration crisis and spare and repair parts shortages adversely affecting
the readiness of the Armed Forces and the quality of life of members
of the Armed Forces and their families on military installations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 12 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 11), 2001
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. REYES, and Mr.
SCHROCK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services
A BILL
To authorize emergency appropriations for fiscal year 2002
for the Department of Defense to respond to the infra-
structure sustainment and restoration crisis and spare
and repair parts shortages adversely affecting the readi-
ness of the Armed Forces and the quality of life of
members of the Armed Forces and their families on
military installations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense
Emergency Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2002 to the Secretary of Defense for the use of the Armed
Forces and other activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for the following operation and maintenance purposes and
in the following amounts:
(1) For infrastructure sustainment and restora-
tion, $5,000,000,000.
(2) For acquisition of spare and repair parts,
$1,000,000,000.
(b) TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection
(a) are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the use of the Armed
Forces and other activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(c) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
subsection (a)—
(1) may be designated by Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985; and
(2) shall be available only if an official budget
request for the entire amount appropriated, that in-
cludes designation of the entire amount as an emer-
gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is
transmitted by the President to Congress.
SEC. 3. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINMENT AND RESTORA-
TION.—The Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2(a)(1) as follows:
(1) For the Army, $1,000,000,000.
(2) For the Navy, $1,000,000,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $500,000,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $1,000,000,000.
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $500,000,000.
(b) SPARE AND REPAIR PARTS ACQUISITION.—The
Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2(a)(2) as follows:
(1) For the Army, $250,000,000.
(2) For the Navy, $250,000,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $125,000,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $250,000,000.
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $125,000,000.
(c) TREATMENT
OF TRANSFERRED AMOUNTS.—
Funds transferred under this section shall be merged with,
and shall be available for the same time period as, the
appropriations to which the funds are transferred.
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